MOUNTING A WORKPIECE TO THE FACE PLATE
For turning applications where the workpiece cannot
be secured between the headstock and tailstock cen-
ters (such as bowl turning) the face plate must be used
to secure the workpiece to the headstock spindle.
1.
Unlock the face plate by loosening and removing
the two set screws
A
using a 3 mm Allen key.
2.
Loosen the face plate by inserting the supplied
spindle lock pin
B
in one of the spindle holes to
keep the spindle from turning, while loosening the
face plate using the supplied face plate wrench, as
shown in
C
.
3.
Unscrew and remove the face plate,
D
.
4.
With the face plate removed from the lathe
,
mount
the workpiece onto the face plate with wood
screws (not included) through the mounting holes
from the back of the face plate.
Note: Make sure the screws are not so long that they
will enter the area of the workpiece where the materi-
al is to be removed.
5.
Thread the face plate back on the lathe and tight-
en using the spindle lock pin and face plate
wrench.
E
D
TOP VIEW
B
C
PIVOTING THE HEADSTOCK (FOR OUTBOARD TURNING)
1.
Release the heastock locking lever
A
.
2.
Pull up on the headstock pivot pin to release the
headstock
B
.
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The headstock pivots 360° with positive stops at 45°, 90°, 135° and 180° for multi-position outboard turning. Larger
bowls can also be turned on the outboard side of the lathe, with the help of an optional outboard turning brack-
et #25-305. To pivot the headstock:
3.
Rotate the headstock to the desired position
C
and
release the pivot pin so it seats in the correspond-
ing stop hole
D
.
4.
Secure the headstock in place by pulling the
headstock locking lever
A
forward.
NEVER TURN ON THE LATHE WHEN THE HEADSTOCK SPINDLE IS LOCKED IN PLACE. ALWAYS, TURN OFF AND UNPLUG THE LATHE FROM THE
POWER SOURCE, BEFORE INSERTING THE INDEXING PIN TO LOCK THE SPINDLE.
TURNING ON THE LATHE AFTER THE SPINDLE LOCK PIN (OR ANY OTHER OBJECT) HAS BEEN INSERTED INTO THE HEADSTOCK INDEXING
HOLE, THEREBY PREVENTING THE HEADSTOCK SPINDLE FROM TURNING, CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY, DAMAGE TO THE WORKPIECE, OR
DAMAGE TO THE LATHE AND THE MOTOR.
A
C
D
B
A
