Baileigh WL-1220VS, Operator'S Manual

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Tool Rest Position
Mount the tool rest in place about 1/8” away from the
work and 1/8” above the work centerline (Fig. 33). This
position may be varied to suit the work and the operator.
Place a guide mark on the tool rest shank as an aid to
quick and accurate resetting.
Roughing a Cylinder
The large gouge is used in the first turning operation by
smoothing the sharp corners of the work. Run the lathe
at low speed and hold the gouge in the manner shown
in Fig. 34.
The cut starts about 2 inches from the tailstock end and
continues from this point to the end of the tailstock.
Make the second pass beginning
about 2” or 3” to the
left of the first cut. Advance again toward the tailstock,
and merge with the previous cut.
Toward the end of the live center, roll the gouge in the
opposite direction (Fig. 35) to carry the final cut off the
live center end of the work. The roughing cut should
not be carried out with one continuous movement,
because this would tear long slivers from the corners of
the work. Neither should the cut be started directly at
the end of the stock for the same reason. The cut can
be safely carried from the center of the stock toward
and off either end once the first roughing cuts have
been made. The position of the gouge involves two or
three important angles.
Fig 34
Fig 33
Fig 35