• The right position is marked with a lathe-chuck icon. This position
engages the lathe spindle for all lathe operations.
• The left position is marked with a mill-spindle icon. This position
engages the mill spindle for all mill operations
Manual Feeding
Feeding is the act of moving the cutter through the workpiece or moving the
workpiece along the cutter while the machine is in operation.
Manual feeding uses a handwheel to move the quill or the carriage and cross-
slide table.
When manually feeding your machine,
make sure the selector lever (1-7)
is not engaged into any position before attempting to manually feed the
carriage assembly or cross-slide table.
Position the carriage assembly and table in the mid-range position at the
beginning of any setup to ensure the pending operation will not proceed past
the mechanical limits of travel on any moveable axis.
Mill/Drill Spindle
When in the mill mode, the rotating cutter can be fed down into the stationary
workpiece one of two ways:
• The spindle coarse feed is used for positioning during setup and for
feeding drill-press operations.
• The spindle fine feed is used for milling operations and can also be
used for drilling where a more precise control of the drill bit may be
required.
Figure 7.1 Lathe/Mill Clutch Shown in the Neutral Position
Turn the machine off and wait for the motor and
spindle to stop turning before shifting between
positions.
WARNING
7: Manual Operations
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