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INSTALLATION
Then accessories
can be mounted
to the tool holder.
3. Installing tool rest
Loosen locking handle and insert tool rest into tool rest
base, adjust height up or down and tighten locking handle.
4. Installing/removing face plate
• Mount face plate by screwing
it clockwise as far as it will go
onto spindle threads.
• You can tighten
or loosen the
face plate
by using
wrench and
knockout
rod.
Tool
rest
Tool rest
base
Locking
handle
Locking
lever
Knockout
rod
Wrench
5. Installing/removing spur center
• Make sure mating surfaces of spur center and spindle
are clean.
• Drive spur center into workpiece.
(See section of
operation
)
• Push spur
center into
spindle.
You do not
need to
remove face
plate to install
spur center.
Workpiece
Spur
center
To remove spur center:
• Hold spur center to prevent it from falling. Use a rag
to protect your hand form the sharp edges.
• Use knockout rod through
spindle hole to
tap out spur center.
Knockout
rod
Spur
center
6. Installing/removing live center
• Rotate tailstock handwheel clockwise a few times
to advance quill.
• Push live center into quill.
Quill
Live
center
Handwheel
To remove live center:
• Hold live center to prevent it from falling.
• Rotate handwheel counterclockwise to retract quill,
until live center releases from quill.
Handwheel
7. Mounting lathe to bench table
For effective and safe operation, the lathe should be
mounted to a bench table, removing feet and using
four threaded holes in its base.
