EVS Toolroom Lathes

O P E R A T I O N

For Machines Mfg. Since 7/09

Tailstock Controls

Foot Brake

AB AC

AA

AD

AE

This lathe is equipped with a foot brake (Figure 38) to quickly stop the spindle. Pushing the foot brake while the spindle is ON cuts power to the motor and stops the spindle. Once stopped, the spindle lever MUST be returned to the neutral position before the spindle can be restarted.

AF

AG

Figure 37. Tailstock controls.

AA.Quill Handwheel: Moves the quill toward or away from the spindle.

AB. Graduated scale: Indicates quill movement in increments of 0.001" or 0.02mm.

AC. Tailstock Lock Lever: Secures the tailstock in place along the bedway.

AD. Quill Lock: Locks the quill in position.

AE. Quill: Moves toward and away from the spindle and holds centers and tooling.

AF. Tailstock Offset Screw: Adjusts and secures the tailstock offset (1 of 2).

AG. Offset Scale: Indicates the distance of tailstock offset from the spindle center line.

Spindle ON/OFF Lever

Foot Brake

Figure 38. Foot brake and spindle ON/OFF lever.

Using the foot brake to stop the lathe reduces risk of an entanglement injury from allowing the lathe to coast to a stop. Use the foot brake to stop the lathe whenever possible.

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Southbend SB1014F specifications Tailstock Controls Foot Brake, Tailstock controls