Lifting & Moving
You will need power lifting equipment and assistance to lift this machine and position it. Inspect all lifting equipment to make sure it is in perfect working order and is rated for the load before attempting to lift and move this lathe. Ignoring this warning may lead to serious personal injury or death.
To lift and move the lathe:
1.Wrap two lifting straps around the bedway pedestals and route them behind the feed rod, control rod, and the lead screw, as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8. Lifting strap locations.
2.Move the apron toward the right to help bal- ance the load, as shown in Figure 8.
3.Position the chip pan on top of the base assembly so that the six lathe mounting holes align with top holes of the cabinets.
4.Un-bolt the lathe from the pallet.
5.Slowly raise the lathe from the pallet, and move it over the cabinet base at your pre- pared location.
6.Position the lathe so that the six M12-1.75 x 40 hex bolts and flat washers can be inserted through the chip pan and partially threaded, but not fully tightened, into the mounting holes of the cabinets (see Figure 9).
Figure 9. Lathe mounting hex bolts.
7.Shim between the lathe and cabinet base as required to make the ways level at all four corner locations as indicated with a machin- ist's level.
8.Fully tighten the six hex bolts to secure the lathe to the cabinet base.
9.For best results, recheck the ways in 24 hours to make sure the ways are still level and have not twisted, and
10.Install the backsplash with four
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