Cross Slide - This hand wheel moves the com- pound slide across the lathe bed. Turning the dial clockwise moves the slide away from the opera- tor. The motion of this slide is used for facing a workpiece and when advancing a cut for reducing a diameter. The dial has 100 divisions with each division representing 0.001" (one thousandths of an inch) of motion for the slide. The label above the dial reports that each line represents 0.002". It is best to think of this as the amount of reduc- tion in diameter on the part per line on the dial. Therefore, rotating the dial 10 marks will move the slide 0.010" and multiplying this amount by 0.002" equals 0.020". Therefore, the diameter of the part will be reduced by 0.020".
Apron - The longitudinal motion of the apron is controlled by the hand crank at the end of the lathe bed. See Figure 21. The motion of this slide is used when cutting along the length of a work- piece. This slide can also be operated with the power feed feature.
Figure 21. Hand crank for the apron.
Graduated Dials - Each dial can be rotated with- out turning the hand crank. This is helpful because the dial can be set to zero after the tool bit touches the part and the location of the slide and tool bit will be known. The graduated dial can be adjusted by holding the hand crank with one hand and turning the dial with the other.
Tailstock Controls
The tailstock comes supplied with a handwheel with graduated dial, barrel lock, tailstock lock and offset feature. Figure 22 shows the locations of each.
Tailstock Handwheel - Turning the handwheel advances or retracts the barrel in the tailstock. The graduated dial on the handwheel is adjustable.
Barrel Lock Lever - This lever locks the tailstock barrel in place.
Tailstock Lock Lever - This lever locks the tail- stock in place on the lathe bed.
Offset Mechanism - Loosening these bolts allows the tailstock to be offset from center by turning a screw. This feature will allow taper turn- ing when a workpiece is held between centers.
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Figure 22. Detail of tailstock controls.
1.Tailstock Handwheel
2.Barrel Lock Lever
3.Tailstock Lock Lever
4.Offset Mechanism
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