Product Manual

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OPERATION
Fig. D
COMPOUND SLIDE
The compound slide works similarly to the cross slide with a small han-
dle and a scale with tick marks every 0.001”. The compound slide can be
fed back and forth with this handle, similar to the cross slide. In addition
it can also be rotated to an angle of your choice and fed back and forth
along this angle.
ADJUSTING THE COMPOUND SLIDE
1. Rotate the handle to move the compound slide back and expose the
two screws shown in Fig. D. Loosen these two screws with one of the
included hex wrenches.
2. Rotate the compound slide to the desired angle and retighten the bolts to lock it in place.
3. Turn the handle until your slide is at its starting point. Then back the slide 0.015” from the starting point.
4. Slowly turn the handle to feed the slide forward until it returns to the starting point.
5. Hold the handle in place and rotate the scale so the “0” and “0.000” lines match and the scale is properly ze-
roed.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 for each cut and each time you adjust the slide in order to get the most accurate cuts.
CARRIAGE FEED
The feed of the carriage along the axis of the spindle can be done manually, or automatically by the lead screw
and gear train.
TO MANUALLY FEED THE CARRIAGE
Disengage the half nuts from the lead screw by pulling UP on the feed lever. Use the handle on the carriage to
move it along the bed. Turning it clockwise will move it away from the spindle and turning it counter-clockwise
will move it towards the spindle.
TO AUTOMATICALLY FEED THE CARRIAGE
1. Set the carriage to your starting point.
2. While the unit is still turned off, set the Lead Screw Direction Lever to any direction, as long as it is not neutral.
Choose your preferred direction based on the sticker next to the Lever.
3. Turn the lathe on and set it to the necessary RPM using the Variable Speed Controller
4. Push the feed lever down to engage the lead screw and the automatic feed function.
5. Once the pass of the tool is finished pull up on the lever to disengage the lead screw and the automatic feed.
NOTE: increasing the spindle speed using the Variable Speed Controller (Fig. A - A) will also increase the lead
screw feed rate proportionally.