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Safety is a combination
of operator common sense and
alertness at all times when the Lathe is being used.
WARNING:
FOR
YOUR
OWN SAFETY,
DO
NOT ATTEMPT
TO OPERATE
YOUR
LATHE
UNTIL
iT iS COMPLETELY
ASSEMBLED
AND
INSTALLED
ACCORDING
TO THE INSTRUC-
TIONS
. . . AND
UNTIL
YOU
HAVE
READ
AND UNDERSTAND
THE FOLLOWING:
PAG E
1. General Safety Instructions
..................
2
2. Getting to Know Your Lathe ..................
11
3, Basic Lathe Operation .......................
13
4, Maintenance
..............................
30
5. The
Lathe and motor
must be bolted
down
to a stand
or workbench
for stability.
6. Protection:
Eyes,
Hands, Face, Ears, Body
a. Wear safety
goggles that comply
with ANSI
Z87.t-
1968,
and a face shield
if operation
is dusty.
Wear
ear
plugs
or
muffs
during
extended
periods
of
operation.
b. When
turning
between
centers or on the
faceplate,
always
rough-out
"out
of
round"
workpieces
at
stow
speed.
Running
the Lathe
too fast, so that
it
vibrates,
could
cause the workpiece
to
be thrown
from
the Lathe.
_ , or the turning
tool to be jerked
from
your
hands,
c. Always
revolve the workpiece
by hand
before turn-
ing on the motor.
If the workpiece
strikes
the too!
rest,
it could split
and be thrown
out of the Lathe.
d. Do not
allow
the turning
tool
to "bite"
into
the
workpiece
which
could
result
in splitting
of the
workpiece
or the workpiece
being thrown
from
the
Lathe.
Always
position
the
tool
rest
above
the
centedine
of the Lathe
for spindle
turning.
Do not
apply
the turning
tool
to the workpiece
below
the
level of the toot rest.
e. Do not run
the
Lathe
in the wrong
direction.
This
could
cause
the turning
tool
to
be thrown
from
your
hands.
The
Lathe
must
run
in a direction
so
that the workpiece
turns toward
you.
f.
Before
attaching
a workpiece
to
the faceplate
al-
ways "rough
it out"
to as "true
round"
as possible.
This will minimize
vibration
while
turning.
Always
fasten
the
workpiece
securely
to the
face-
plate.
Failure
to perform
these
set-up
operations
could
cause the workpiece
to be thrown
from
the Lathe,
g. Avoid
awkward
hand
positions,
where
a sudden
slip could
cause a hand to move into the workpiece.
h. Remove
all
loose knots
before
installing
workpiece
between
centers
or on the faceplate.
i.
Never
leave the Lathe work area with
the power
on
before
the
Lathe
has come
to a complete
stop,
or
without
removing
and storing
the switch
key.
j.
Never
operate
the
Lathe with
protective
cover
on
the unused
shaft end of the motor
removed,
Hang your
turning
tools
on the wall
toward
the tail-
stock
end of the Lathe.
Do not lay them
on the bench
so that
you
must
reach
over
the revolving
workpiece
to select them.
8. Keep
firm
hold
and control
of the turning
toot at aH
times. Speciat
caution
must
be exercised
when knots
or
voids are exposed
to the turning
tool.
9. Note
the following
DANGER
label which appears
on
the front
of the belt guard.
DANGER
FOR
YOUR
OWN
SAFETY:
READ
AND
UNDERSTAND
THE
OWNER'S
MANUAL
BEFORE
OPERATING
MACHINE;
1. WEAR SAFETY
GOGGLES PER ANSI Z87.1
AND
FACE
SHIELD
IF
OPERATION
iS
DUSTY.
2. DO NOT WEAR
GLOVES,
NECKTIES,
OR
LOOSE CLOTHING.
TIE BACK LONG HAIR.
3. BE POSITIVE
ALL
LOCKS ARE TIGHT
BE-
FORE OPERATING
MACHINE,
4. TURN
WORKPIECE
BY
HAND
BEFORE
APPLYING
POWER TO DETERMINE
IF IT
CLEARS THE TOOL REST OR OTHER MA-
CHINE PARTS.
5. ROUGH
OUT
FACEPLATE
WORKPIECES
BEFORE INSTALLING
ON FACEPLATE
TO
AVOID
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION
AND POS-
SIBLE INJURY,
6. DO
NOT
MOUNT
SPLIT
OR
CHECKED
WORKP|ECE
OR ONE CONTAINING
KNOT.
7. ALWAYS
USE
LOWEST
SPEED
WHEN
STARTING
A
NEW
WORKPIECE,
USING
FACEPLATE
OR TURNING
BETWEEN CEN-
TERS, TO MINIMIZE
POTENTIAL
iNJURY.
t0.
Think
Safety,
11. Complete
hand
sanding
of
between-centers
or
faceplate
mounted
workpieces
BEFORE
removing
from
the lathe.
Do not exceed
the speed used for the
last cutting
operation
performed
on the workpiece,
in
accordance
with
the speed chart.
12.
NEVER
attempt
to remount
a faceptate
turning
to
the
faceplate
for
any
reason.
NEVER
attempt
to
remount
a between-centers
turning
if the
original
centers
in the turning
have been altered
or removed.
BE POSITIVE
the
lathe _s set at the lowest
speed if
remounting
a
between-centers
turning
with
non-altered
original
centers.
t3.
Use extra
caution
in mounting
a between-centers
or
spindle
turning
to the faceplate,
or a faceplate
turning
to
between-centers,
for
subsequent
operations.
BE
POSITIVE
the lathe
is set at the _owest speed before
turning
ON.
14, NEVER
mount
a workpiece
that
contains
any splits,
checks,
or
loose
knots
to a faceplate
or between
centers.
15.
Do not perform
any operation
when hand holding
the
workpiece.
Do
not
mount
a reamer,
mHIing
cutter,
wire
wheeI,
buffing
wheel,
or
a drill
bit
to
the
headstock
spindie.
16.
Use the drill
chuck
accessory
in the tai! stock
o_,_y,
Do
not
mount
any
dri_I that
extends
more
than
6
inches beyond
chuck
jaws.
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