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22. Main Power Switch (not
shown) – located on the electrical box door on the rear of the lathe. Turns the
main power to the lathe on and off.
Break-In Procedure
During manufacture and testing, this lathe has been run in the low rpm range for
three hours.
To allow time for the gears and bearings to break in and run smoothly, do not run the
lathe above 650rpm during the first six hours of operation and use.
Operation
Feed and Thread Selection
1.
Use the feed and thread chart found on
the gearbox faceplate table (A, Fig 17 and
thread tables in this manual).
2.
Move the levers (B, C, D, E and F, Fig 17)
to the required positions according to the
chart.
Change Gear Replacement
The 30T, 12T and 60T gears are installed in
the end gear compartment when delivered
from the factory. This combination will cover most inchfeeds and threads under
normal circumstances.
The 24T, 32T, 40T, 65T, 66T and 70T gears found in the toolbox are used with
different combinations as indicated on the feed and thread tables.
1.
Disconnect the
machine from the power source.
2.
Remove the end cover
on the left-hand side of the headstock.
3.
Loosen the nuts (A and
B, Fig 18)
4. Move the quadrant (C,
Fig 18) out of the way and hold in place temporarily by tightening the nut (A and
B).
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