Additional Safety Instructions For Lathes - Shop fox M1112 Owner's Manual

M1112 12" x 36" Gunsmithing Lathe

Additional Safety Instructions for Lathes

READ and understand this
entire instruction manual
before using this machine.
Serious personal injury
may occur if safety and
operational information is
not understood and fol-
lowed. DO NOT risk your
safety by not reading!
1. AVOIDING INJURY: Read and understand this manual before operating this machine.
2. SAFE CLEANING: Do not clear chips by hand. Use a brush to avoid lacerations, and never clear
chips while the lathe is turning, or entanglement may occur.
3. USING CORRECT TOOLING: Always select the right tool bit for the job, and make sure cutting
edges are sharp. Dull or incorrect bits can break and become a projectile causing severe injury.
4. USING CHUCK KEY CORRECTLY: Never walk away from the lathe with the key in the chuck. An
accidental start can throw the chuck key with great velocity causing severe injury.
5. SECURING A WORKPIECE: Make sure workpiece is properly held in chuck before starting lathe. A
workpiece thrown from the chuck will cause severe injury.
6. CHUCK SAFETY: Get assistance when installing large chucks. Large lathe chucks are very heavy
and awkward to hold and may cause injury from dropping or lifting incorrectly, so protect your
hands and the precision ground ways. Always use a chuck cradle or piece of plywood over the bed
and ways to prevent accidental damage.
7. WORKPIECE SUPPORT: Support a long workpiece if it extends from the headstock so it will not
wobble violently when the lathe is turned on. A workpiece that extends more than 2.5 times its
diameter must be supported by a center or steady rest or it may be thrown from the lathe.
8. AVOIDING STARTUP INJURIES: Make sure workpiece, cutting tool, and tool post have adequate
clearance before starting lathe. Check chuck clearance and saddle clearance before starting the
lathe. Make sure spindle RPM is set correctly for part diameter before starting the lathe. Large
parts can be ejected from the chuck if the chuck speed is set too high.
9. AVOIDING OVERLOADS: Always use the appropriate feed and speed rates. Otherwise you may
break tooling or eject a workpiece causing severe injury.
10. AVOIDING ENTANGLEMENT INJURIES: Never attempt to slow or stop the lathe chuck by hand, and
tie back long hair, ponytails, loose clothing, and sleeves so they do not dangle.
11. MAINTAINING A SAFE WORKPLACE: Never leave lathe unattended while it is running, or coworkers
or passers by may be injured severely.
12. PREVENTING LATHE CRASHES: Disengage the automatic feed levers after completing a job.
USE this and other machinery with caution
and respect. Always consider safety first,
as it applies to your individual working
conditions. No list of safety guidelines can
be complete—every shop environment is
different. Failure to follow guidelines could
result in serious personal injury, damage
to equipment or poor work results.
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