Axminster AH-1218 User Manual page 12

Operating Instructions
Changing the Lathe Speed
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING
PICTURES SHOW THE AH-1218
LATHE.
DISCONNECT THE LATHE FROM
THE MAINS SUPPLY BEFORE
CONTINUING!
1. Open the motor pulley access door by pulling
the door knob back, (see figs 25-26). Lower the
headstock cover to access the pulleys, (see fig 27).
2. Release the motor handle lock and lift the motor
up, tighten the handle to lock the motor in position,
this releases the tension on the pulleys (see figs
28-29).
Fig 25
Open the motor pulley access door by pulling back
the sprung door knob.
Fig 26
Motor pulley Release the motor handle lock, lift the motor up
and retighten to lock the motor in position
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Fig 27
Fig 28-29