"--''
MODEL 45 - 12"
(304.8mm)WOOD
LATHE
MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
WOOD TURNING
LATHE
SPEEDS
DIA.
OF
WORK
ROUGHING
R. P.
M.
GEN. CUTTING
R.
P. M.
FINISHING
R.
P. M.
Under 2"
1520
3000
3000
2to4"
760
1600
2480
4to6" 510
1
080
1 650
6to8"
380
810
1240
8 to
10"
300
650
1000
1O to
12" 255
540
830
12
to
14"
220
460
710
14
to
16"
190
400
620
Fis.2
MACHINE
INSTALLATION
ADJUSTMENT
AND MAINTENANCE
RECEIVING:
Remove the
lathe from the shipping
container and
check
for damage.
Report any damage
to
yourship-
per
and
distributor
immediately.
Accessories
are
packaged
in a separate
carton
which
will be on
the
shelf of the
machine stand. Clean
protective
coating
from the
bed, spindles,
work
rest and
face
plate.
Read the instruction
manuals thorougnly
for
assembly,
maintenance, operational
and
safety
instructions.
INSTALLATION:
Mount
the
lathe
on a solid
foundation
and
lag
to the floor through the four
holes
provided
in the mach-
ine base. Connect the
machine
to its
power
source and be sure the
machine frame is
properly
grounded.
Check to
insure
that the rotation of the spindle
is
counterclockwise
facing
the spindle
from
the tailstock
end. Correct
if required.
Open the
headstock
cover
and front door. Check the belt
position.
In
stop
pos-
ition,
it
should be
flush with
the O.D. of the
spindle mounted
variable
speed
pulley.
lf
it is not, readjust
as
indicated in
the
maintenance instructions.
To check
motor or
jackshaft
position
and belt tension,
grasp
both sides of
the variable speed belt midway
between the top and bottom
variable
speed
pulleys
and squeeze together.
lf the two sides
touch, the
jack-
shaft
must
be
lowered
to
provide
the correct speed
range. Disconnect the
machine from its
powersource
and
readjust
the
jackshaft
as
indicated in
the
maintenance instructions.
To start the
machine equipped with the slow start
feature, move the speed dial slowly to
start
position.
On current
variable speed models with magnetic controls, the start
button on the control station on the
front
of the bed
must
be
held
depressed
until the drive
motor
starts.
Run
the
lathe
through
its
complete
speed
range to check for
proper
operation, lf
excessive noise orvibration
occurs,
contact
your
distribu-
tor.
Do not use
the
machine until
all
problems
have been corrected. On step cone
modelscheck
the
mach-
ine out
on
all steps. lf excessive noise or
vibration
occurs, contact
your
distributor. Do not use the
mach-
ine until
all oroblems
have
been corrected.
MAI NTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL:
Maintenance
on the
Model
45 lathe
should
be
performed
at
periodic
intervals
to
insure that
the
machine
is in
proper
working order.
that
all fasteners
are tight, and that
the
machine
is in
adjustment.
The
more
use the
machine is s:rbjected
to,
the more
often it should
be inspectedand
maintained. Inspection
and
maintenance should
be
performed
at
least
twice a
year.
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