Placing &
Assembling Lathe
The Model G0554Z is a heavy machine. Serious personal injury may occur if safe moving methods are not used. To be safe, get assistance and use power equipment rated for at least 3500 lbs. to move the shipping crate and machine.
To place and assemble your lathe:
1. Prepare the permanent location for the lathe |
and select the method of mounting it to the |
floor (refer to Mounting to Shop Floor on |
Page 16 for options). |
Note: As an additional option, you can use |
4.To balance the lifting load, loosen the tailstock lock lever, move the tailstock to the end of the bedway, then lock it in place (see Figure 8).
Tailstock Lock Lever
Figure 8. Tailstock lock lever.
5.To further balance the load, loosen the car- riage lock, make sure the feed lever is in the center (disengaged) position, the half-nut lever is in the up (disengaged) position, then use the carriage handwheel to move the car- riage to the right (see Figure 9).
| the six cast iron foot pads and leveling hard- |
| ware that are included with your lathe. |
2. | Remove the shipping crate top and sides, |
| then remove the small components from the |
| shipping pallet. |
3. | Move the lifting hole covers out of the way |
| and slide the iron/steel round stock lifting |
| bars completely through each end of the |
| stand (see Figure 7). |
Carriage
Handwheel
Feed Lever
Carriage Lock
Lever
Lifting Holes
Figure 9. Carriage controls set for moving the
carriage.
Figure 7. Lifting strap positioned on a lifting bar
that is inserted through the lifting holes.
Model G0554Z (Mfg 01/09+) | |
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