Workpiece Inspection; Adjusting Tailstock - Grizzly G0844 Owner's Manual

Workpiece Inspection

Some workpieces are not safe to turn or may
require modification before they are safe to turn.
Before turning, inspect all workpieces for the
following:
Workpiece Type:
•
This machine is intended for turning natural
wood products. Never attempt to turn any
composite wood materials, plastics, metal,
stone, or rubber workpieces; turning these
materials can lead to machine damage or
severe injury.
Foreign Objects:
•
Nails, staples, dirt, rocks and other foreign
objects are often embedded in wood. While
cutting, these objects can become dislodged
and hit the operator, cause tool grab, or break
the turning tool, which might then fly apart.
Always visually inspect your workpiece for
these items. If they can't be removed, DO
NOT turn the workpiece.
• Large/Loose Knots:
Loose knots can become dislodged during
the turning operation. Large knots can cause
a workpiece to completely break in half
during turning and cause machine damage
and injury. Choose workpieces that do not
have large/loose knots.
• Excessive Warping:
Workpieces with excessive bowing or twist-
ing are unstable and unbalanced. Never turn
these workpieces at high speed, or instability
will be magnified and the workpiece can be
ejected from the lathe causing injury. Only
turn concentric workpieces!
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Adjusting Tailstock

The tailstock is equipped with a cam-action
clamping system to secure it to the lathe bed.
When the lever is tightened, a locking plate lifts up
underneath the bed and secures the tailstock in
place. The tailstock can be positioned anywhere
along the lathe bed.
Always operate lathe with tailstock firmly
locked to bed. Otherwise, serious personal
injury may occur if tailstock moves/shifts
during operation.
To position tailstock along length of bed:
1. Loosen tailstock lock lever and move tailstock
to desired position along bed, as shown in
Figure 13.
Tailstock
Lock Lever
Figure 13. Location of tailstock lock lever.
2.
Retighten tailstock lock lever to secure
tailstock to bed.
Note: The large clamping hex nut underneath
the tailstock will require occasional adjusting
to ensure proper clamping pressure of the
tailstock to the bed. Turn this hex nut in small
increments to fine tune the clamping pres-
sure as needed.
Model G0844 (Mfd. Since 2/18)