Southbend SB10146PF owner manual Assembly, Bolting to Concrete Floors

For Machines Mfg. Since 3/11 P R E P A R A T I O N Turn-Nado®Gearhead Lathes

To level the machine, use a precision level to make sure the bedways are level from side-to- side and from front-to-back.

—If using the included leveling pads (see Figure 18), place them under the six leveling jack bolt locations, then adjust the bolts to level the lathe.

Jack Bolts

Pads

Figure 18. Leveling pads and screws.

—If using mounting hardware that does not allow for adjustment, level the lathe by placing metal shims between the lathe base and the floor before bolting it down.

Bolting to Concrete Floors

Lag screws and anchors, or anchor studs

(below), are two popular methods for bolting machinery to a concrete floor. We suggest you research the many options and methods for mounting your machine and choose the best one for your specific application.

Anchor

Stud

Lag Screw

and Anchor

Assembly

With the exception of the handwheel handles, the lathe is shipped fully assembled.

To install the handwheel handles, thread the large handle into the carriage handwheel and the small handle into the cross slide handwheel, as shown in Figure 20.

Handwheel Handles

Figure 20. Handwheel handles installed.

Figure 19. Common types of fasteners for bolting

machinery to concrete floors.

Most electrical codes require that machines connected to the power source by fixed conduit MUST be secured to the floor.

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