Use and Care Manual

OPERATION

TO CREATE A NORMAL TURNING

Before starting a turning, always plan your work ahead of time. Create a drawing or plan with all of the dimensions

you desire for the workpiece. Make sure to have all the measuring tools you will need to double and triple check

your cuts.

Place the work into the chuck or attach to the faceplate. If necessary, use the tailstock center to support the oppo-

site end. If the tailstock is not needed, it can be removed completely by taking off the nut and sliding the tailstock

off the bed.

After you have the work planned out, select the necessary cutting tools for the feature you wish to create and

mount it to the tool post. Make sure the tool tip is aligned with the center line of the workpiece, or slightly below

(double check the tool mounting procedure in the “Tool Post” section).

Mark the end point for the cut on the work piece using a scriber. Line up the cutting tool with the end point and

feed in the cross slide until it just touches the surface of the workpiece. Then turn the spindle by hand to make

sure there is no interference between the carriage, cross slide, tool post, cutting tool, or chuck. It may be necessary

to adjust the compound slide or the workpiece in the chuck to get the proper amount of clearance.

When you have assured there is adequate clearance, back the cross slide away from the work piece and move the

carriage away from the head stock. Next zero out the cross-slide:

1. Feed the cross slide and the cutting tool to the starting position of the cut.

2. Back the cross slide 0.015” away from the work piece.

3. Slowly feed the cross slide back to the starting point.

4. Hold the handwheel to move the cross slide in place with one hand, and turn the dial of the gauge to make the

0 and the 0.000 marks line up. The cross slide and cutting tool are now zeroed out.

5. If you have to back feed the cross slide at all repeat steps 1 through 4.

NOTE: Before each pass of the cutting tool, it is recommended to add oil to the work piece to reduce heat and

friction. Make sure to periodically add oil to the work piece as needed while turning.

USING MANUAL FEEDING

Double check the following before you begin turning:

1. The Auto Feed Lever is in the UP position to disengage the leadscrew

2. The Auto Feed Direction Lever is in NEUTRAL

3. You are in the appropriate speed selection of HIGH/LOW for the material you are turning

To know the proper RPM will take some experience, harder metals should use a slower RPM while softer can use

a little faster RPM. If you are unsure it is better to go slower than risk damage to the work, the cutting tool or the

lathe by using too high of an RPM.

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