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GENERAL SAFETY RULES
Intended Use
This product is intended for consumer use only. This tool is not designed for professional use.
WARNING! Failure to follow these rules may result in serious personal injury.
People with electronic devices, such as pacemakers, should consult their physician(s) before
using this product. Operation of electrical equipment in close proximity to a heart pacemaker
could cause interference or failure of the pacemaker.
WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling and other
construction activities contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer,
birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Some examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints.
• Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and arsenic and
chromium from chemically-treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To
reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with
approved safety equipment, such as dust masks that are specially designed to filter out
microscopic particles.
IMPORTANT:
REMOVE ACCESSORIES WHEN NOT IN USE. When VERSATURN™ accessories are
not in direct use, they should be removed from the NOVA COMET II MIDI LATHE to prevent
accidental contact.
BEWARE OF ATTACHMENTS IN OPERATION. Care must be taken to not accidently
come in contact with the VERSATURN™ Accessory attachments as it will be powered
whenever the NOVA™ COMET II MIDI LATHE spindle is rotating.
DO NOT EXCEED 3000RPM OR RUN THE NOVA VERSATURN™ GRINDER
ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT IN REVERSE! Damage would occur to the equipment and
possibly cause serious injury.
THE NOVA VERSATURN™ GRINDING WHEEL ACCESSORY CAN ONLY BE USED
ON THE NOVA™ COMET II MIDI LATHE. IT CANNOT BE USED ON ANY OTHER MODEL
LATHE. IT REQUIRES THE VERSATURN™ COUPLER ACCESSORY (SKU 47000) TO
MOUNT ONTO THE NOVA COMET II MIDI LATHE.