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ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES:
!
Warning!
Failure to follow these rules may result in serious personal
injury
.
1.
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.
2.
MAKE SURE WOOD
is securely clamped in the chuck before turning it on
3.
EXAMINE WORK PIECE
and glue joints before turning to make sure it
has no defects that would cause it to break when turning.
4.
CHECK SET-UP
with power Off. Examine the
set-up carefully and rotate
the
work piece by hand to check clearance before turning on power.
5.
ADJUST TOOL REST
close to the work piece. Before turning, revolve
the stock by hand to make sure it clears the rest. At intervals, stop the
lathe and readjust the tool rest.
6.
DO NOT MAKE ADJUSTMENTS
when the lathe or work piece is turning.
Make all adjustments with power Off.
7.
TIGHTEN ALL CLAMP HANDLES
on the headstock, tailstock, and tool
rest before operating lathe.
8.
USE LOWEST SPEED
when turning a new or unbalanced work piece.
9.
USE CORRECT SPEED
for turning the wood blank as wood speed will
vary depending on diameter.
10.
KEEP TOOL ON TOOL REST.
Tools should remain on the tool rest
whenever the tool is engaged in contact with the work piece.
11.
DO NOT ROTATE CHUCK
under power without wood being gripped and
securely tightened in the chuck
12.
USE CORRECT LATHE TOOLS.
Do not
use spindle turning chisels for
faceplate mounted work, and vice versa. Spindle turning tools used for
faceplate turning may grab the work piece and pull the chisel from your
control.
13.
DO NOT POUND WORK PIECE
into headstock drive (spur) center while
attached to the lathe when turning between centers. Pound the drive
center into the work piece with a soft mallet before installing it between
centers in the lathe.
14.
DO NOT USE TAILSTOCK
to drive work piece into the drive (spur) center
when turning between centers. Secure work between centers with light
pressure from the tailstock quill action.
15.
FASTEN STOCK SECURELY BETWEEN CENTERS.
Make sure the
tailstock is locked before turning on the power.
16.
NEVER LOOSEN TAILSTOCK
spindle or tailstock while work piece is
turning.
