Work Area Set Up; Definition Of Terms - Central Machinery 67690 Set Up And Operating Instructions Manual

7. To install Tail Stock (24), set Tail
Stock on far end of Lathe with Hand
Wheel facing away from Head Stock.
Set Bottom Plate (18) under Tail
Stock and below Lathe. Slide Lock
Screw through Tail Stock and Bottom
Plate and secure using Nut (30).
8. To install Tool Rest, set Tool Rest
Holder (20) on middle of Lathe. Set
Bottom Plate under Tool Rest Holder
and below Lathe. Slide Lock Screw
through Tool Rest Holder and Bottom
Plate and secure using Nut (30).

WORK AREA SET UP

1. Lathe will need to be located on
surface capable of bearing combined
weight of Lathe and intended
workpieces. The surface must be
able to withstand vibration generated
by the Lathe during operation.
2. Lathe must be flat, level and easily
cleanable or the Lathe will not rotate
properly and may become damaged.
3. The unpainted surfaces are coated
with a waxy oil to protect them from
corrosion during shipment. Remove
coating with solvent cleaner or citrus-
based degreaser. Avoid chlorine-
based solvents.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Bed: (1) Main supporting casting
running the length of the lathe
Between Centers: A dimension
representing the max. length of
a workpiece that can be turned
between Drive Center (8) and Tail
Center (27). Also a method of
holding a workpiece by mounting it
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between centers of the Headstock
and the Tail Stock spindles.
Center (8, 27): A precision ground
tapered cylinder with pointed tip
and Morse Taper shaft. Used in Tail
Stock (Tail Center) to support end
of long workpieces. May be used in
Headstock spindle to support work
between centers at both ends.
Centerline: An imaginary line
extending from center of Spindle
through center of Tail Stock ram,
representing central axis of Lathe
around which the work rotates.
Tool Rest Holder (20): Movable
platform where Tool Rest is mounted;
it can be set at an angle to the
workpiece (also known as compound
slide and compound rest).
Face Plate (9): A metal plate with
a flat face-mounted spindle to hold
irregularly shaped work.
Facing: A lathe operation in which
wood is removed from the end of a
workpiece to create a smooth surface.
Head Stock (31): The main casting
mounted on the left end of the Bed
where the Spindle is mounted.
Houses the Spindle Gears.
Morse Taper (MT): A taper of
specific dimensions used to mate
matching male and female parts
together tightly. The Tail Stock has a
MT-2 Morse Taper.
Spindle (2): Rotating shaft on which
the Face Plate is mounted. It passes
through the Headstock.
Swing: A dimension representing
largest diameter workpiece a lathe
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