Maintenan
n9
for
the
Duplicator
Your Shopsmith Lathe Duplicator is
designed
to
deliver years of reliable
service with a
minimum
of
mainte-
ance. Like other tools,
its
components
will function better and safer
if
you
maintain them properly.
Cleaning
As you work, sawdust, wood chips,
shavings, pitch and resin
will
accumu-
late on the
duplicator
components
and
this
residue can
affect
your
prOjects.
As
needed, clean the
duplicator
components with your shop vacuum.
Use the brush and crevice tool
attachments.
Also, remove pitch and resin from
the
table
and guard
with
a
mild
soap
and water solution.
Waxing
Every 6
months,
after
a
thorough
cleaning of the
duplicator
components,
sparingly apply
floor
or
furniture paste
wax on the table posts.
Buff
the wax
thoroughly, then use a
toothbrush
or
other
stiff
brush
to
remove any wax
residue from the rack teeth
of
the
posts.
" Use paste froor wax
or
paste fur-
niture wax.
Do
not
IJse
car wax
or
spray furniture The
tao
ble
posts
need
wax
for
both pm·
tection
and
lubricaiion.
Car wax
offers good
for
metal,
but
it's
extremely hard and has
mtle
value
as
a lubricant. Fur-
niture polish
isn't
hard enough.
Paste
floor
wax
or
paste fumi·
ture
wax
and
lubricates.
Cutters
The cutters are
soiid
carbide and
will stay sharp fo!' B
of
time. In the event
~hat
dull,
DO
NOT
to
them. The
dust
created by
ing the carbide can cause eye and
skin irritation as well as respira·
tory
system and internal organ
damage.
Replace
worn
cuUers
with
new. They are economically
priced.
Storage
Store the Lathe Duplicator components
away from unusually humid or corro-
sive conditions. By loosening the sup-
port bracket screws, the channel and
support bracket assembly (with the
template support and guard assem-
blies attached) can
be
folded into a
rel;3.tively flat unit for storage such as
hanging it from
two
suitable
wall
hooks. (See Figure
1.)
Figure
1.
The channel and supj.iGrt bracket
assembly (with template suppC;'t and guard
assemblies attached) can
be
folded and
hung on a wall.
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