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WARNING
Safety
Safety Rules for the Shopsmith Lathe Duplicator
•
Keep
your
hands,
fingers
and
other
parts
of
your body 2" away
from the rotating workpiece
until
it
is rounded.
After
it
is rounded use
caution when you
get
close
to
the
rotating workpiece.
Do
not
touch
the
workpiece as
it
turns.
• Keep the guard in place when·
ever you're performing turning oper·
ations. Position
it
not
more than 1/2"
from the workpiece.
•
When
turning
glued·up
stock,
make sure glue
joints
are strong.
Glue the
stock
and leave
it
clamped
for at least
24
hours prior
to
turning.
• Wear proper apparel. Never wear
jewelry, gloves, ties, loose
clothing
or
clothing
with
long sleeves. Keep
long hair tucked under a hat. Jewelry,
gloves, ties,
clothing
and hair could
become entangled in the workpiece.
• Do
not
exceed
recommended
speeds.
Use
the lowest speed setting
when
starting
to
turn
a
new
workpiece.
• When mounting
stock
between
the centers, the spurs
of
the drive
center
and the cup
of
the
tailstock
center
must
penetrate
at
least 1/16"
into
the stock.
Do
not
use a drive
center
or
tailstock
center
if
the point
is
damaged.
The
stock
could
be
thrown from the lathe.
• Wax or soap the end
of
the
stock
that
mounts to the
cup
center. This
lubrication
helps keep the center
from wearing
into
the
stock
and
causing the
stock
to
loosen on the
lathe. The ball bearing live center is
highly recommended
for
use
with
the
Lathe Duplicator.
• When
mounting
stock
to
a face·
plate, use
#12
x 1·1/4" long screws.
The screws
must
penetrate at least
1"
into
the stock. The surface
of
the
workpiece
that's
against the face·
plate
must
be smooth and true.
• Cut faceplate
stock
round and
spindle
stock
that's
more than 3"
square
into
an
octagon.
This
reo
moves excess stock, minimizes im·
balance,
reduces
vibration
and
makes turning large diameter
stock
safer and easier.
• Check the balance
of
the work·
piece. Prior
to
mounting
work pieces
more than 3" in diameter, check and
adjust
the center
of
balance (dy·
namic
center).
Unbalanced
work·
pieces could be thrown from the
lathe.
• Do
not
turn on the power
with
the
cutter
or
any part
of
the
tool
rest as·
sembly against the workpiece. Turn
on the machine and
let
it
come up
to
speed before starting the cut.
• Do
not
stand in the path
of
rota·
tion
of
the workpiece when you
first
turn on the machine. If the machine
is set on the wrong speed
or
the
workpiece is unbalanced or improp·
erly mounted, the workpiece could
be thrown from the lathe.
• Feed the
cutter
slowly
into
the
workpiece. Use both hands
to
hold
onto
and
control
the
tool
rest
assembly.
• Periodically, turn
off
the machine
and check
that
the workpiece is held
securely between the centers or on
the faceplate.
• Do not lean across
or
reach un·
derneath the lathe while
it
is running.
•
Do
not try
to
stop
the lathe by
grabbing the
stock
or
any part
of
the
machine. Turn
off
the power and ,let
the lathe come
to
a complete stop
by itself.
•
Do
not
part the
stock
completely
or
turn the spindle down
to
such a
small diameter
that
it
snaps on the
lathe.
This
can
be
extremely
dangerous.
• Do
not
turn
stock
with
splits,
loose knots, or
other
defects
that
could
cause
the
stock
to
break,
splinter
or
come loose while turning.
Never turn second·hand lumber. If
you
hit
a nail
or
screw, you could
be
hit
by pieces
of
metal.
•
Remove
the
Lathe
Duplicator
from the Mark V before sanding or
finishing a workpiece on the lathe.
• Use
only
recommended
Shopsmith parts and accessories on
your Lathe Duplicator. NEVER use
non·Shopsmith replacement parts or
accessories. They are not designed
like
Shopsmith
parts.
Using
no
,
n.:-
Shopsmith parts may create a
r.
.az.
ardous
condition
and
will
void-'
jour
warranty.
•
Do
not
grind the cutters. The dust
created by grinding the carbide can
cause eye and skin
irritation
as well
as respiratory system and internal
organ damage. Replace worn cutters
with
new.
• Do
not
allow
the
cutter
to
come
in
contact
with
the parts
of
the Lathe
Duplicator
or
Mark
V.
The
cutter
will
cause damage
to
the parts and you
could
be
hit
by pieces
of
metal.
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