Spindle Turning

Before a workpiece is mounted into the lathe, the points of the installed spur center and the live center must align perfectly with one another (Figure 22). View the alignment from above the lathe and from the side.

Spur Center

Live Center

Figure 22.

To mount a workpiece between centers:

1.Locate the center point on both ends of the workpiece by carefully drawing diagonal lines from corner to corner. The point of inter- section is the center of the work. Find the center of round wood stock by using a center finder instrument.

2.When turning stock with a diameter greater than 2", remove the corner length edges with a hand plane or similar operation. DO NOT attempt to “round” square stock in the lathe. Serious personal injury many occur.

3.Hold the spindle vertically and support it on a solid surface. Line up the spur center with the center of the workpiece. Drive the spur center into the stock about 1⁄4" using a dead blow hammer. Be careful not to split the workpiece. See Figure 23. Wood with splits along the grain may fly off during the opera- tion. Note—With dense wood, drill a hole at the center and score lines with a saw blade for the spur center.

Figure 23.

4.Once the spur center is firmly attached to the workpiece, insert the spur center (with the attached workpiece) into the headstock spin- dle.

5.While supporting the workpiece, slide the tailstock close to the end of the workpiece and lock it into place.

Make sure the live center in the tailstock lines up with the spur center in the head- stock before turning anything between centers. Failure to observe this step could result in the workpiece being thrown from the lathe. Serious personal injury may occur.

6.Line up the live center with the workpiece center. Turn the handwheel to press the point of the live center into the workpiece. Note—With dense wood, drill a hole at the center and score lines with a saw blade for the live center.

Do not press too firmly or the bearings will bind and overheat. Likewise, do not adjust too loosely or the workpiece will spin off the lathe. Use good judgement. Serious personal injury could result if care is not taken.

7.Lock the tailstock in place.



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G1067Z specifications

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