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SPINDLE SPEEDS
Your 12" Wood Lathe is provided with variable rate
spindle speeds from 500 to 2000 RPM. IMPORTANT:
CHANGE SPEEDS ONLY WHEN LATHE IS RUNNING.
To change speeds, rotate speed control lever (A) Fig. 17.
Turning the lever (A) clockwise increases the speed and
turning it counterclockwise decreases the speed. NOTE:
Lever (A) is spring-loaded and can be repositioned by
pulling out on the lever and repositioning it on the nut
located underneath the lever.
Fig. 17
Refer to Fig. 18, for the recommended spindle speeds when wood-turning on your machine.
RECOMMENDED SPINDLE SPEEDS
DIAMETER
OF WORK
ROUGHING
OFF
GENERAL
CUTTING
FINISHING
Under 2" Dia.
2" to 4" Dia.
4" to 6" Dia.
6" to
8" Dia.
8" to 12" Dia.
900 to 1300 RPM
600 to 1000 RPM
600 to
800 RPM
500 to
600 RPM
500 RPM
1200 to 2000 RPM
1000 to 2000 RPM
1000 to 1800 RPM
800 to 1200 RPM
600 to 800 RPM
1500 to 2000 RPM
1500 to 2000 RPM
1500 to 2000 RPM
1200 to 1800 RPM
900 to 1200 RPM
Fig. 18
REPOSITIONING HEADSTOCK FOR OUTBOARD TURNING
1.
To reposition headstock (A) Fig. 19, for outboard
faceplate turning, loosen locking screw located directly
underneath headstock with wrench (B) supplied, just
enough to allow you to slide headstock (A) to the center
of the lathe bed.
2.
With headstock (A) Fig. 19, in position at the center
of the lathe bed, loosen the headstock locking screw
again, just enough to allow you to rotate headstock (A)
90 degrees to the right until spindle (C) is facing out. Then
tighten screw underneath headstock (A) with wrench (B).
Fig. 19
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