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W1758 Owner's Manual (Mfg. Since 3/10)
OPERATIONS
Spindle Turning
Spindle turning is the operation performed when a
workpiece is mounted between the headstock and
tailstock centers (see Figure 26).
Figure 26. Typical spindle turning
operation.
Workpiece
Workpiece
Center
Pencil Lines
Marked
Diagonally
Across Corners
Figure 27. Workpiece marked diagonally
from corner to corner to determine the
center.
Before beginning any turning operation, make sure
the headstock and tailstock centers are properly
aligned. Refer to Aligning Headstock & Tailstock
Centers on Page 28 for instructions on this proce-
dure. Failure to heed this warning could result in
the spinning workpiece being thrown from the lathe
resulting in death or serious personal injury.
To set up a spindle turning operation, do these steps:
1. Find the center point of both ends of your workpiece
by drawing diagonal lines from corner to corner
across the end of the workpiece (see Figure 27).
2. Using a wood mallet, tap the point of the spur cen-
ter into the center of the workpiece on both ends,
leaving an indented center mark.
3. Use a 1⁄4" drill bit to drill a 1⁄4" deep hole at the
center mark on the workpiece end to be mounted on
the headstock spur center.
4. To help embed the spur center into the workpiece,
cut 1⁄8" deep saw kerfs into the same workpiece end
along the diagonal lines marked in Step 1.
5. If your workpiece is over 2" x 2", cut the corners off
the workpiece length-wise to make turning the cor-
ners safer and easier.
6. Drive the spur center into the workpiece end center
mark with a wood mallet to embed it at least 1⁄4"
into the workpiece (see Figure 28).
7. With the workpiece still attached, insert the spur
center into the headstock spindle (refer to Installing
Headstock Center on Page 18 for instructions).
Spindle Turning
1/4"
Figure 28. Spur center properly
embedded.