RIDGID WL1200LS1 manual Reduce the Risk of Dangerous Environment, Inspect your lathe

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Safety Instructions For Wood Turning Lathe (continued)

When Installing Or Moving the Lathe

Reduce the Risk of Dangerous Environment.

•Use the lathe in a dry, indoor place protected from rain.

•Keep work area well lighted.

To reduce the risk of injury from unexpected lathe movement.

•The lathe and motor must be bolted down to a stand or workbench for stability.

•To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock, make sure your fin- gers do not touch the plug’s metal

prongs when plugging in or unplug- ging the lathe.

•Turn off and unplug the lathe before moving it to a new area. To reduce the risk of back injury, get help when you need to lift or move the lathe.

•Never Stand On Tool. Serious injury could occur if the tool tips or you accidentally hit the cutter head. Do not store anything above or near the tool where anyone might stand on the tool to reach them.

Before Each Use

Inspect your lathe.

•To reduce the risk of injury from accidental starting, turn the switch off, unplug the lathe, and remove the switch key before changing the speeds, changing the setup, or adjusting anything.

•Check for alignment of moving parts, binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, unit stability, and any other conditions that may affect the way the lathe works.

•If any part is missing, bent or broken in any way, or any electrical part does not work properly, turn the lathe off and unplug the lathe.

•Replace damaged, missing or failed parts before using the lathe again.

•Keep lathe interior free of wood chips and dust buildup around motor and switch box.

•Keep turning tools sharp. Dull or nicked tools tend to dig in the wood, causing the tool or workpiece to be thrown.

•To reduce the risk of injury from unsafe accessories, use only rec- ommended accessories.

Use Recommended Accessories.

•To avoid injury from unsafe acces- sories, use only recommended accessories.

•Consult the operator’s manual for recommended accessories.

•Follow the instructions that accom- pany the accessories.

WARNING: Use only accesso- ries recommended for this lathe. (Using other accessories may be dangerous.)

To Reduce the Risk of Injury From Jams, Slips Or Thrown Pieces (Kickbacks Or Throwbacks)

When turning between centers or on	- Always rough-out "out of round"
the faceplate:	workpieces at slow speed.

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Contents +22 7851,1*/$7+ Table of Contents Safety Instructions For Wood Turning LatheSafety Symbols Before Using the Lathe Know and Understand the LatheUse Recommended Accessories Reduce the Risk of Dangerous EnvironmentTo reduce the risk of injury from unexpected lathe movement Inspect your latheDress for safety Reduce the Risk of Accidental StartingInspect Your Workpiece Keep Children AwayDon’t Force Tool Before freeing jammed materialMotor Specifications and Electrical Requirements Power Supply and Motor SpecificationsGeneral Electrical Connections Volt, 60 Hz. Tool InformationMotor Safety Protection Unpacking and Checking Contents Loose Parts Package Assembly Assembling Steel LegsetMounting Left Side Table Top Holes Used for Mounting Boards and Wood Lathe to Leg SetBoard/Side Support Particle Board Table Top Carriage Bolt M6 x Mounting Right Side Table TopMotor Mounting Plate Right Side Table Top Left Side Assembly Headstock Carriage Bolt M6 x Hex Head Nut Hex Mounting HeadstockBelt Guard Pan Head Thread Cutting Screw M5 x 0.8 x Pan ScrewMounting the Motor M6 x Hex Head Screw Carriage BoltHex Nut X 19 xAssembly Assembly Hex Hd Screw Tailstock Headstock, Tailstock, and Tool Rest AssemblyTube Large Tool Rest Assembly Mounting Rear Foot Pan Head ScrewNut Square Flat Washer M8 x X 19 x Nut Hex M6 xSpur and Cup Center Installation Hex Nut 3/4-16 Live Center Tailstock Ram Dia Wood Dowel FootAdjusting Tailstock Check Spindle RotationAligning Centers ScrewBed Getting To Know Your Wood LatheHeadstock On-off Switch Yellow Switch KeyBasic Lathe Operations Changing SpeedsSpindle Turning Diagonal Lines on Both EndsWood Tool Rest Faceplate Turning Basic Lathe Operations Indexing How To Use Your Ridgid Wood Lathe Woodworking Chisels and How to Use ThemSix Commonly Used Chisel Types Selection Of Chisels Theory Of TurningHow to Position Tool Rest for Circum- ference Cutting When You Can Cut, and When You Must ScrapeDiameter Approach Circumference How to Position Tool Rest for Circumference Scraping Rest Face EdgeUsing The Gouge Using The SkewSupport Using Toe Edge does not cut Using Heel Cutting Edge AdvancedWrong RightUsing The Scraping Chisels Using The Parting ToolSpear Round Flat Point Nose Nose Hand Positions Roughing Off Finish CuttingMaking Standard Cuts Cutting a Shoulder Smoothing a CylinderParting Tool Pencil Mark Pencil Skew Wrong Right Bevel Cutting Vees Cutting BeadsCutting Coves Concaves Pencil MarksCutting Coves Making Long Convex CutsHow To Handle Spindle Turnings Making Long Taper CutsPlotting The Shape Tenon Sizing CutsUsing a Template and a Diameter Board Using a Template Diameter BoardDuplicate Turnings Use of PatternsLong Spindles Faceplate & Chuck TurningsPlanning The Work Planning Various CutsDeep Recesses How To Make Fancy Faceplate TurningsPreparing a Plug Chuck Turning Cylinders RechuckingTurned Boxes Turning a RingLid Lids Body Backing Block Face Plate Using The Lathe To Sand Turnings Sanding, Buffing And PolishingCoves Wood Fibers SandpaperWiring Diagram MaintenanceRecommended Accessories MaintenanceGeneral TroubleshootingTrouble Probable Cause Remedy Motor LOW VoltageStarting switch Burned switch con Repair Parts Ridgid 12 Wood Lathe Model No. WL1200LS1Wood Turning Lathe Model Ridgid 12 Wood-Turning Lathe Model No. WL1200LS1 Always order by Part Number -- Not by Key NumberRepair Parts Always order by Part Number -- Not by Key Number Description Call