Operations
Follow all safety precautions in your drill press Owner's Manual and these instructions.
To use the drill press lathe attachment:
1.Put on safety glasses, a face shield, and tie back loose clothing and hair.
2.DISCONNECT DRILL PRESS FROM POWER!
3.Install the required driving center into the upper end of the workpiece:
5.Place the workpiece pilot hole onto the live center tip, and hold the workpiece in place.
6.Without losing spindle alignment, crank the table up so the drive center shank enters the chuck and the live center seats in the pilot hole.
7.Clamp the drive center shank with the chuck, lock the table into position and make sure all fasteners are tight.
8.Verify that the drill press is set to the correct speed for the turning operation. The typical spindle speeds for turning are listed below:
9.Turn the workpiece by hand to ensure rota- tion is unobstructed, and start the drill press.
Feeding the tip of the chisel into the work- piece at to sharp of an angle will cause the chisel to dig into the workpiece, which may eject the chisel or workpiece and cause severe injury. Always keep the chisel perpen- dicular to the workpiece so it drags across the workpiece rather than digging in.
10.Tightly hold the chisel, and position your hand and the chisel against the tool rest as shown in Figure 6.
Tool Rest
Hand and Chisel
Position for
Maximum Cutting
Control and Safety
Figure 6. Hand and chisel positioning.
11.Hold the chisel tightly so it is perpendicular to the workpiece, and slowly feed the chisel into the workpiece.
12.Keeping the chisel within the safest working area shown in Figure 7, carefully slide the chisel up and down along the tool rest to shape the wood. Keep in mind that the closer the chisel moves toward the end of the tool rest the easier it is to slide the chisel off of the end. Working closer to the end of the rest can also increase tool chatter. As workpiece diameter decreases, readjust the tool rest as required to keep the gap at a safe minimum.
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