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ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR WOOD LATHES:
Warning!
Failure to follow these rules may result in serious personal injury.
1.
REMOVE ACCESSORIES WHEN NOT IN USE.
When Versaturn
™ accessories are not in direct use,
they should be
removed from the lathe
to prevent
accidental contact.
2.
BEWARE OF ATTACHMENTS IN OPERATION.
Care must be taken to not accidently come in contact
with the accessory attachments as it will be powered
whenever the spindle is rotating.
3.
DO NOT MODIFY OR USE THE LATHE FOR USES
OTHER THAN FOR WHICH IT WAS INTENDED OR
DESIGNED.
4.
SEEK INSTRUCTION. If you are not thoroughly
familiar with the operation of wood lathes,
obtain
advice from your supervisor, instructor, or other
qualified person. Instruction from a qualified person
is strongly recommended.
5.
DO NOT OPERATE THE LATHE
until it
is
completely assembled and installed.
6.
FOLLOW ELECTRICAL CODES.
Make sure
wiring
codes and recommended electrical
connections are
followed
and that the machine is properly grounded.
7.
KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN. Do n
ot turn
t
he lathe
“on”
before clearing the lathe of all objects (tools,
scraps of wood, etc.). Keep the nearby area an
d
floor clear of debris
.
8.
CHECK SET-UP
with the power “Off”, examine the
set-up carefully and rotate the
work piece by hand to
check clearances before turning “On” the power.
9.
DO NOT MAKE ADJUSTMENTS when t
he lathe or
work p
i
ece is turning.
M
ake all adjus
t
ments with
power
“
Off”.
10.
TIGHTEN ALL CLAMP HANDLES
on the
headstock, t
ailstock, and the tool re
st before
operating the lathe.
11.
EXAMINE THE WORK PIECE and
glue joints before
turning to make sure it has no defects that would
cause i
t to break/split while
turning.
12.
USE THE LOWEST SPEED w
hen turning a new or
unbalanced work piece.
13.
TURN AT RECOMMENDED SPEED.
Always
operate the lathe at the recommen
ded speeds.
Consult this manu
al for
suggested speeds.
14.
ADJUST THE TOOL REST
close to the work piece.
Before turning, rotate the stock by hand to make sure
it clears the tool rest. At intervals, stop the lathe and
readjust the tool rest.
15.
KEEP THE TOOL ON THE TOOL REST.
Tools
should remain on the Tool Rest whenever the tool is
engaged in the work piece.
16.
REMOVE THE TOOL REST
when sanding or
polishing so fingers do not get pinched.
17.
DIRECTION OF FEED.
Feed work into blade or
cutter only against the direction of rotation of
work piece.
18.
USE THE CORRECT LATHE TOOLS.
Do not
use spindle turning chisels for faceplate mounted
work or vice versa. Spindle turning tools used
for faceplate turning may grab the work piece
and pull the chisel from your control.
19.
WHEN ROUGHING STOCK
do not
jam the lathe
tool or chisel into work piece or take too big/deep
a cut.
20.
DO NOT POUND THE WORK PIECE
onto
headstock drive (spur) center while attaching it to
the lathe. Pound the drive (spur) center into the
work piece with a soft mallet before installing it in
the headstock.
21.
DO NOT USE THE TAILSTOCK
to drive the
work piece onto the drive (spur) center when
turning between centers. Secure work between
the centers with light pressure from the tailstock
quill adjustment.
22.
FASTEN STOCK SECURELY BETWEEN
CENTERS.
Make sure the tailstock is locked
before turning “On” the power.
23.
NEVER LOOSEN TAILSTOCK
spindle or
tailstock while work piece is turning.
24.
CORRECTLY USE THE FACEPLATE.
When
faceplate turning, make sure
work piece is
securely fastened to the faceplate and that the
appropriate size faceplate is used to support the
work piece. Any screw fasteners must not
interfere with the turning tool at the finished
dimension of the work piece. Rough cut the
work
piece as close as possible to the finished shape
before installing it on the faceplate.
25.
DO NOT OPERATE THE LATHE IF DAMAGED
OR FAULTY.
If
any part(s) of your lathe is
missing, damaged or broken, in any way, or any
electrical component fails, shut “Off” the lathe
and disconnect the lathe from the power supply.
Replace missing, damaged, or failed parts before
resuming the operation.
26.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION
regarding the safe and proper operation of this
product is available from the National Safety
Council, 444 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
IL 60611 in the Accident Prevention Manual of
Industrial Operations and also in the Safety Data
Sheets provided by the NSC. Also refer to the
American National Standards Institute ANSI 01.1
Safety Requirements for Woodworking Machines
and the U.S Department of Labor OSHA
1910.213 Regulation.
Important Note:
For Schools and Industrial applications, the Nova Comet II
™ Wood Lathe will require the use of a NO
VOLT RELEASE. For these applications, the lathe may also fall under additional regulations. Note:
In the USA a Low Voltage Control (LVC) is required.
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