For Machines Mfg. Since 3/11 | P R E P A R A T I O N |
Lifting & Moving
This machine and its
parts are heavy! Serious personal injury may occur if safe moving methods are not used. To reduce the
risk of a lifting or dropping
injury, ask others for help
and use power lifting equipment.
Do not attempt to lift or move this lathe without using the proper lifting equipment or the necessary assistance from other people. Each piece of lifting equipment must be rated for at least 5000 lbs. to support dynamic loads that may be applied while lifting. Refer to the Things You'll Need subsection on Page 17 for details.
To lift and move the lathe:
1.Remove the shipping crate top and sides, then remove the small components from the shipping pallet.
2.Use a forklift to move the lathe to its prepared location while it is still attached to the shipping pallet.
3.To prepare for lifting the lathe, balance the load by loosening the tailstock lock lever (see Figure 16) and moving the tailstock to the end of the bedway. Be sure to lock it in place.
Tailstock Lock Lever
Figure 16. Tailstock lock lever.
4.To further balance the load, loosen the carriage lock bolt (see Figure 17), disengage the half nut lever, disengage the feed control lever, then use the carriage handwheel to move the carriage next to the tailstock.
Carriage | Half Nut Lever | Carriage |
Handwheel |
| Lock |
Feed Control Lever |
| |
| Cross Slide | Disengaged |
|
| |
| Disengaged |
|
| Carriage | Halfnut |
|
| Lever |
| Feed Control |
|
| Lever | Engaged |
Figure 17. Carriage controls set for moving the
carriage.
5.Position a 12" long 2x6 board under each end of the bed, as illustrated in Figure 18, then wrap the lifting straps around the bottom of the 2x6's.
Note: The 2x6's extend the lifting straps away
from the bottom of the bed to prevent machine damage from excessive strap pressure against the leadscrew, feed rod, and spindle control rod. Make sure to use them.
(Cross-Section View of Lifting Setup)
| To Forklift or Lifting Hook | |
Lifting |
| |
Strap | Leadscrew | |
| ||
Lathe |
| |
Bed | Feed Rod | |
12" Long | Spindle | |
Control | ||
2x6 Board | ||
Rod | ||
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