Fastening The Workpiece On The Face Plate; Selecting Speeds - Westfalia WL 1000 User Manual

13.2

Fastening the workpiece on the face plate

The workpiece has to be fastened onto the face plate (S) if you
intend to turn bowls, vases and plates. Workpieces should not
have a diameter exceeding Ø 350 mm.
1. First of all, find the centre of the workpiece as exactly as
possible and mark its position.
2. Place the workpiece on the face plate and adjust until the
marked centre of the workpiece is in line with the middle of
the central hole in the face plate. You can now mark the
fastening points on the workpiece through the other holes in
the face plate.
Depending on the type of wood, it may be necessary to pre-
drill holes in the fastening points so that the wood does not
crack when screwing in the fastening screws.
3. You can now fasten the workpiece onto the face plate using
wood screws and screw the face plate onto the shaft.
13.3

Selecting speeds

The correct speed depends on a number of factors, including the
type of wood and the diameter of the workpiece.
As harder the wood, as higher the rotational speed should
be.
The diameter of the workpiece also determines the ideal rotational
speed as the speed of the workpiece surface is decisive.
And the smaller the diameter of a workpiece, the lower the surface
speed with the same rotational speed.
As smaller the workpiece, as higher the speed should be.
The WL 1000 offers four different speeds.
The speed of the shaft is adjusted by changing the drive belt
pulley.
1. To do so, open the belt array cover on the front side of the
motor housing. This cover is fastened in place by two screws. In
order to change the drive belt over to another sized pulley, undo
the four bolts that hold the drive pulley in place first using an Allen
key.
2. You can now push the drive pulley upwards until the drive belt
loosens and can be placed on one of the other pulleys. The belt
must run parallel when selecting a transmission stage.
The rotational speeds of the individual stages are shown in the
drawing alongside.
3. After you have placed the drive belt on the required drive and
output pulleys, pull the drive gear down a little until the drive belt
is taut.
4. Fasten the drive gear in this position by tightening the four bolts
around the pulley again.
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