Southbend SB1059F owner manual Tailstock Controls, Adjustable carriage clutch knob

For Machines Mfg. Since 3/11 I N T R O D U C T I O N EVS Toolroom Lathe w/DRO

U.Thread Dial and Chart: Dial indicates when to engage the half nut during threading operations. Chart indicates on which thread dial reading to engage the half nut for specific inch thread pitches.

V.Spindle ON/OFF Lever: Starts, stops and reverses direction of spindle rotation.

W.Feed ON/OFF Lever: Engages/disengages power feed.

X.Apron Feed Direction Knob: Changes direction of carriage or the cross slide feed without having to stop the lathe and move the headstock feed direction lever.

Y.Feed Selection Knob: Selects the carriage or cross slide for power feed.

Z

Figure 6. Adjustable carriage clutch knob.

Z.Carriage Clutch Knob: Adjusts how easily the carriage clutch will disengage automatic feeding when the carriage contacts a feed stop or in the event of a crash. Tightening this knob all the way disables the carriage clutch completely.

Tailstock Controls

AB AC AD

AA

AF

AE

Figure 7. Tailstock controls.

AA.Quill: The quill has an MT#5 taper, metric and inch scale, and a drift slot to remove tight-fitting tooling.

AB. Quill Lock Lever: Secures the quill in position.

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

AD. Tailstock Handwheel: Moves the quill toward or away from the spindle. The graduated dial has 0.001" increments with one full revolution equaling 0.200" of quill travel.

AE. Tailstock Gib Screws: Adjust the tapered gib to control tailstock offset accuracy.

AF. Tailstock Offset Screws: Adjust the tailstock offset left or right from the spindle centerline.

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