Mac Afric BV20BL Operation Manual

Mac Afric BV20BL Operation Manual

Precision bench lathe

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PRECISION BENCH LATHE
BV20BL
OPERATION MANUAL

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  • Page 1 PRECISION BENCH LATHE BV20BL OPERATION MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Index of Contents Page No. General Instruction Assembly Instruction Machine Specification / Definitions Identification and Description of the Parts Machine Illustration and parts Description Identification and Description of the Parts Machine Illustration and parts Description Bench Lathe Maintenance Oil Lubrication Points Parts Diagram General Instruction Good Working Practices Safety...
  • Page 3: Assembly Instruction

    Assembly Instructions Having unpacked your machine and its accessories, please check the contents against the equipment list “What’s in the box”, if there are any discrepancies, please contact us using the procedures laid down in the catalogue. Please dispose of the packaging responsibility, much of the material is bio-degradable.
  • Page 4: Machine Specification / Definitions

    Machine Specifications Model: BV20-BL Motor 230V a.c. 550W Maximum swing over the bed 110mm Maximum distance between centers 350mm Spindle Speeds Forward and Backward 170,312,450,736,1354,1950 Reversing Method Electrical Clear Bore in Headstock Mandrel 20mm Possible metric thread pitches Possible imperial tip’s Number of possible feed speeds Maximum longitudinal travel of compound rest 70mm...
  • Page 5: Identification And Description Of The Parts

    Identification and Description of the parts Please take some time to identify the various parts of your machine so that you are familiar with the terminology we will use to enable you to set up and operate your Lathe safety and correctly.
  • Page 6 Tailstock barrel Steel barrel bored with No.2 Morse taper to mount various tooling, centers, drill chuck, reamers etc. the barrel has a travel of 50mm, this travel allows the mounted tool or centre to be brought into controlled contact with the work piece. Mounting feet Shaped in the casting of the lathe bed, the two feet have 14mm slots cut into them to enable the fitting of two 12mm bolts to effect the rigid...
  • Page 7 fit is maintained by the ‘gybe’ strips set in the front edge of the compound slide. There is a scale set on the front of the circular base to enable the angle set on the compound slide to be measured. Compound A ’U’...
  • Page 8: Machine Illustration And Parts Description

    Machine Illustration and key parts description Fig 1 Chuck safety cover Chuck Headstock Tool Post Compound slide Tailstock Rack Leadscrew Saddle Protection cover Fig 2 Tailstock barrel Clamping lever Chuck assembly...
  • Page 9 Machine Illustration and key parts description Fig. 3 Tool Post locking handle Compound slide compound slide control Saddle control Traverse slide control Auto-feed lever Traverse slide Fig 4 Tailstock barrel lock Tailstock barrel Tailstock drive handle Tailstock clamping Tailstock offset screw Fig 5 Gear change levers ( B ) ( A )
  • Page 10: Identification And Description Of The Parts

    Identification and Description of the parts Door for change Protective cover, enclosing the motor pulley, the drive pulley and drive gear compartment belt and the change gears. The gear cover operates an interlock microswitch that will prevent the motor being started if the cover is not closed.
  • Page 11: Machine Illustration And Parts Description

    Machine Illustration and key parts description Fig 8 Fig 9 Headstock cover plate Oil sight glass Oil drain plug Door for change gear box Fig 10 Door micro-switch...
  • Page 12: Bench Lathe Maintenance

    Check the level of the suds reservoir. (if you are using suds). Accessories May we recommend the following products for use with BV20BL Gearbox oil – the recommended oil we suggest is 15 / 40w non synthetic (such as GTX White).
  • Page 13: Oil Lubrication Points

    Oil Lubrication Coupling Gear Table Lead-screw Gearbox Ration Metric thread pitch Imperial thread T.P.I. 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.75 1.25 1.75...
  • Page 14: Parts Diagram

    Parts Diagram...

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