Feed Selection |
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Never move the feed rate lever while machine is running.
The Model G4015Z Lathe/Mill has 2 feed control levers which must be engaged in order to use the powerfeed or threading feature.The Feed Rate Lever, shown in Figure 18, controls internal gears that change the feed rate by a factor of 2. Turning the lever to position “I” will cause the Lead Screw to turn at twice the rate as when it is in position “II”. When this lever is straight up, the gearing is in neutral and no power feed is avail- able.
Figure 18. Feed rate selection lever.
Important:
Do not force any lever on the machine. If the lever will not engage, rotate the chuck by hand while keeping light pressure on the selector. As the chuck rotates it aligns the gear teeth inside the selector box and the selector will engage.
While the Lead Screw can be placed in neutral with the feed selection lever, another lever allows the power feeding feature of the lathe to be turned on and off. When turned to the left, as in Figure 18, the Feed Lever connects power to the Lead Screw, providing power to the apron. When turned to the right, the apron can be fed manual- ly and the hand crank no longer turns by itself. The apron cannot be moved manually unless the Feed Rate Lever is in neutral or the Feed Lever is turned to the right. Please see the caution below.
Figure 18. Feed Lever indicated by arrow.
The crank handle turns whenever the power feed feature is used. Do not rest your hand on it or allow clothing to come near it before engaging feed lever or while it is turning.
G4015Z Lathe/Mill |