Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
About This Machine | 3 |
Foreword | 3 |
8K™ Lathe | 3 |
Identification | 4 |
Basic Controls & Components | 5 |
Master Power Switch | 5 |
Control Panel | 5 |
Carriage | 6 |
Tailstock | 6 |
Product Specifications | 7 |
SAFETY | 9 |
Understanding Risks of Machinery | 9 |
Basic Machine Safety | 9 |
Additional Metal Lathe Safety | 11 |
Additional Chuck Safety | 12 |
PREPARATION | 13 |
Preparation Overview | 13 |
Required for Setup | 13 |
Power Supply Requirements | 14 |
Availability | 14 |
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Circuit Requirements | 14 |
Grounding Requirements | 15 |
Extension Cords | 15 |
Unpacking | 16 |
Inventory | 16 |
Cleaning & Protecting | 17 |
Location | 18 |
Physical Environment | 18 |
Electrical Installation | 18 |
Lighting | 18 |
Weight Load | 18 |
Space Allocation | 18 |
Leveling & Mounting | 19 |
Leveling | 19 |
Mounting | 19 |
Lubricating Lathe | 20 |
Power Connection | 20 |
Connecting Power | 20 |
Disconnecting Power | 20 |
Test Run | 21 |
Spindle | 23 |
Recommended Adjustments | 23 |
OPERATION | 24 |
Operation Overview | 24 |
Chuck & Faceplate Mounting | 25 |
Chuck Installation | 25 |
Chuck Removal | 27 |
Scroll Chuck Clamping | 27 |
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Mounting Workpiece | 28 |
Faceplate | 29 |
Tailstock | 30 |
Positioning Tailstock | 30 |
Using Quill | 30 |
Installing Tooling | 30 |
Offsetting Tailstock | 31 |
Aligning Tailstock to Spindle Centerline | 31 |
Centers | 33 |
Dead Centers | 33 |
Live Centers | 33 |
Mounting Center in Spindle | 34 |
Removing Center from Spindle | 34 |
Mounting Center in Tailstock | 34 |
Mounting Workpiece Between Centers | 35 |
Carriage & Slide Locks | 35 |
Compound Rest | 36 |
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Installing Tool | 36 |
Aligning Cutting Tool with Spindle Centerline ... | 37 |
Manual Feed | 38 |
Carriage Handwheel | 38 |
Cross Slide Ball Handle | 38 |
Compound Rest Ball Handle | 38 |
Spindle Speed | 38 |
Determining Spindle Speed | 38 |
Selecting Spindle Speed Range | 39 |
Selecting Spindle Speed | 40 |
Power Feed & Threading Setup | 40 |
Timing Belts & Pulleys | 40 |
Setting Power Feed Rate | 41 |
Setting Threading Controls | 42 |
Thread Dial | 43 |
Thread Dial Chart | 44 |
Changing Feed Direction | 45 |