Grizzly G0554Z owner manual Carriage and cross slide handles Installed

6.Attach the lifting web straps to the lifting bars and the powered lifting equipment.

Note: Make sure to position the straps on the lifting bars up against the lathe to provide the best lifting safety. Also, make sure the straps will not put strain on any part of the carriage, leadscrew, or shafts.

7.Unbolt the lathe from the shipping pallet, then with an assistant to steady the load, raise the lathe a couple of inches.

—If the load is not well balanced or you see any other difficulties with the lifting equip- ment, immediately lower the lathe to the pallet again. Resolve any lifting or balanc- ing issues, then repeat this step.

Note: If you will be using the foot pads and leveling hardware included with your lathe, thread the thin hex nuts onto the leveling bolts, then thread the leveling bolts through the top of the threaded holes at each of the six mounting locations (see Figure 10).

Threaded Hole

Non-Threaded Hole

Figure 10. Machine mounting holes.

8.With assistance to balance the load, move it to the prepared location and lower it in place.

Model G0554Z (Mfg 01/09+)

NOTICE

For accurate turning results and to prevent cracking or warping of the cast iron bed and ways, the lathe MUST be made level from side-to-side and from front-to-back.

Re-check the bedways the first 24 hours after installation, two weeks after that, and once every year to make sure they remain level.

9.Use a precision level to make sure the bedways are level from side-to-side and from front-to-back.

—If you are using the included foot pads, adjust the leveling bolts to make the bedways level, then tighten down the thin hex nut to secure the settings.

—If you are using mounting hardware that does not allow for adjustment, use metal shims between the lathe and the floor to make the bedways level before bolting the machine to the floor.

10.After removing the lifting bars from the stand, replace the covers over the lifting holes to prevent debris from entering the stand cavi- ties.

11.Install the larger handle onto the carriage handwheel, and the smaller one onto the cross slide handwheel, as shown in Figure 11.

Handles

Installed

Figure 11. Carriage and cross slide handles

installed.

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