STRATOS FU-230, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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Translation of the Original Instruction Manual Version 1.0 - 31
Mounting side grain between centres
Ideal centring is essential because any imbalance must be minimized, in particular for large work pieces.
A deep indentation by the spur centre also increases safe holding of the work piece during woodturning.
Take a square-ended piece of wood and determine the centre on both ends. For this, join the diagonals
with a pencil line (see Fig. 36). Alternatively, centre finders are available for purchase.
After that, the scantling is placed on a solid surface and the spur centre is inserted right in the centre of
the wood end using a hammer
made of wood, rubber, or
Teflon. This will provide you
with 4 deep indentations in one
end of the scantling where the
spur centre can easily enter.
The work piece is picked up
without slipping.
Insert the spur centre into the
spindle and ensure that it is
secure. Insert the scantling with
the indentations into the spur
centre and push the tailstock,
with
some excess length,
towards the opposite
end. Using the clamping lever,
position the tailstock tightly on
Fig. 37
the rear of the lathe bed. By turning the handwheel, push the live centre into the centre of the other
scantling end. Finally, lock the quill with the quick-release lever.
Do not push the work piece into the inserted spur centre with the tailstock. This creates unnecessary
pressure on tailstock and headstock, and it makes insertion of the spur centre into the scantling
unnecessarily difficult, in particular with hard wood. The blank has been positioned correctly and is ready
for woodturning.
Setting up the tool rest
The tool rest support is secured
in front of the side grain work
piece with the clamping lever.
Adjust the tool rest (Fig. 38) so
that the wood can rotate freely.
The gap between work piece and
tool rest should be 5-10 mm.
Lock it with the quick-release
lever.
The basic rule is that the wood
should be cut with the tool. If the
selected speed is too low, the
wood will "hammer" against the
tool, it will pull out and significant
force will be applied to tool and
work piece. This can lead to
dangerous situations. Therefore,
it is better to select a suitable
speed (see Fig. 49). Your cut will
be better, and less force is
applied to the work piece.
Fig. 38 Tool rest gap dimensions
5-10 mm