Adjusting

Adjusting

Cross Slide

Compound Slide

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cross slide is only designed to move perpen- dicular to the longitudinal axis of the lathe, and it features a scale on the handwheel that displays graduations of one thousandths of an inch (.001").

To adjust the cross slide:

1.Using the handwheel, back the cross slide away from your starting point by at least

.015", then move the cross slide forward to your starting point. Note—this procedure will clear any free movement (or backlash) in the lead screw so your handwheel scale reading will be accurate.

2.Hold the handwheel still and turn the scale so the “0” mark lines up with the “.000” mark on the cross slide, as shown in Figure 23. As long as you avoid backlash by continuing to move the cross slide in the same direction, the scale on the handwheel will be accurate.

Figure 23. Adjusting handwheel scale.

3.After moving the cross slide backward after your operation, remember to clear the back- lash before moving the cross slide forward to the “0” mark for the next cut.

Similar to the cross slide, the compound slide fea- tures a scale that displays graduations of one thousandths of an inch (.001"). Unlike the cross slide, the compound slide can be rotated to a set angle and then it can be moved back and forth along the axis of that angle.

To adjust the compound slide:

1.Loosen the compound slide bolts shown in Figure 24 to allow it to be rotated.

Figure 24. Compound slide bolts.

2.Rotate the compound slide to the angle needed for your procedure.

3.Tighten the compound slide bolts, and check the angle again to make sure it did not move during tightening.

4.Use the compound slide handwheel to move the tool back and forth along the axis of the new angle. Similar to adjusting the cross slide handwheel, make sure the threads are engaging and all backlash has been cleared before you set the handwheel scale to “0”, or it will not be accurate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Grizzly G0516 instruction manual Adjusting, Compound Slide, To adjust the cross slide, To adjust the compound slide

G0516 specifications

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