Master Quality Power MC1018 - Page 4

6. Use the lowest speed when starting a new workpiece.
7. Read the warning label attached to the wood lathe.
8. When turning a workpiece, always rough the wood to round form at slow speed. If
the lathe is run so fast that it vibrates, there is a risk that the workpiece will be
thrown or the tool jerked from your hands.
9. Always rotate the workpiece by hand before turning on the motor. If the workpiece
strikes the tool rest, it could split and be thrown out of the lathe.
10. Do not allow the turning tools to bite into the wood. The wood could split or be
thrown from the lathe.
1 I. Alweys position the tool rest above the centerline of the lathe when shaping a piece
of stock.
12. Do not operate the lathe if it is rotating in the wrong direction. The workpiece must
always be rotating toward you.
13. Before attaching a workpiece to the faceplate, always rough it out to make it as
round as possible. This minimizes the vibrations while the piece is being turned.
Always fasten the workpiece securely to the faceplate. Failure to do so could result
in the workpiece being thrown from the lathe.
14. Position your hands so that they will not slip onto the workpiece.
15. Remove all loose knots in the stock before mounting It between the centers or on
the faceplate.
16. Leave the work area only after the lathe's motor has some to a full stop,
17. Hang your turning tools on the wall beyand the tailstock end of the lathe. Do not lay
them on the bench sa that you must reach over the revolving workpiece ta select
them.
18. Keep a firm hold and remain in control of the cutting tool at all times. Take special
precautions when shaping a section of stock in which knots or voids are found.
19. Always make safety come first.
20. Complete the hand-sanding of all workpieces BEFORE you remove them from the
lathe.