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Original Instruction Manual RP2000 Compact Scroll Chuck Version 3.0 August 2013 To register this product please visit www.recordpower.info It is important to register your product as soon as possible in order to receive efficient after sales support and be entitled to the full 5 year guarantee. Your statutory rights are not affected.
Contents Explanation of Symbols General Health & Safety Guidance Additional Health & Safety for Woodturning Lathes Record Power Guarantee Using the Chuck Safely Contents of the Package Getting Started Basic Operation Explanation of the Optional Jaw Sets Maintenance...
1. Explanation of Symbols The symbols and their meanings shown below may be used throughout this manual. Please ensure that you take the appropriate action wherever the warnings are used. Mandatory Warnings Instructions Read and fully understand Indicates a risk of severe personal the instruction manual before injury or damage to the machine attempting to use the machine.
2. General Health & Safety Guidance Ensure that you carefully read and should NOT be worn when using the fully understand the instructions in this machine as they can be caught in moving manual before assembly, installation parts of the machine. and use of this product.
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2. General Health & Safety Guidance • Some machines have optional wheel kits machine ‘ON’. There is a risk of severe available to allow them to be manoeuvred personal injury or damage to the machine around the workshop as required. Care from airborne objects.
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2. General Health & Safety Guidance and clear of any dust and debris that may overreaching. create trip or slip hazards. • Keep proper footing and balance at all times. 11. Consider the work area environment 15. Electrical supply • Do not expose the machine to rain or •...
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2. General Health & Safety Guidance • Whenever possible, the use of extension support for a work piece that is longer or cables is not recommended. If the use of wider than the basic table, or to help feed, an extension cable is unavoidable, then it support, or pull the work piece.
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2. General Health & Safety Guidance 26. Ensure that the machine is power supply correctly guarded • When not in use, before servicing, • Never use the machine if any of the changing blades etc. always disconnect standard safety guards and equipment are the machine from the power supply.
3. Additional Health & Safety for Woodturning Lathes Safe Operation • If mounting a work piece between centres, always ensure that the tailstock is cor- Familiarise yourself with the machine rectly adjusted and fully secure. Check that • Machining operations using wood turning the locking handle for the tailstock barrel lathes have a history of serious accidents.
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3. Additional Health & Safety for Woodturning Lathes • Finish all hand sanding before removing • Always ensure that the turning tool is the work piece from the lathe. Do not in contact with the tool rest and fully exceed the speed used for the last cutting supported before applying the tool to the operation.
4. Record Power Guarantee “Products” means the Products sold by 1.2.3 if asked to do so by Record Power, its Record Power subject to these terms and Authorised Distributor or Authorised conditions; Dealer, you return the Product, at your own cost, to Record Power’s premises “Record Power”...
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Northern Ireland. Terms of under this Guarantee should be Guarantee may vary in other countries made directly to Record Power or its – please check with the Authorised Authorised Distributor (for details Distributor in your country (details of...
5. Using the Chuck Safely The machine should be disconnected Larger workpieces should be run on from the mains power supply when the slowest speed until the operator fitting or removing the chuck. is sufficiently experienced to increase the speed safely. Do not run the machine with the chuck mounted unless the When turning be careful not to touch...
6. Contents of the Package The RP2000 Mini Chuck Package consists of the following items: 1. RP2000 Chuck 2. General Purpose Jaws 3. Woodscrew 4. Chuck Key 5. Hexagonal Key 6. Hex Head Screws x 8 7. Insert (not all versions) 7.
The RP2000 mini chuck is supplied with all of the location face behind the spindle thread the necessary tools required for operation.
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Take care not to over tighten the chuck body: screws when mounting the jaws as this may The RP2000 chuck is supplied with the damaged the threads and affect the safety standard general purpose jaws already of the chuck.
9. Explanation of the Optional Jaw Sets 9.1 General Purpose Jaws This is the largest diameter jaw set available for the RP2000 chuck. The jaws can be Teeth used for holding a work piece in either Fig 6 compression (gripping on to a spigot) or expansion mode (expanding in to a recess).
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9. Explanation of the Optional Jaw Sets recess diameter can be turned between jaws is a smooth radius and the increased 31mm and 53mm. The optimum size for the length of the jaws provides a larger contact recess is 31mm as this is the true circle of the area when working with small diameter work jaws and will give the best contact with pieces (Fig 8).
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9. Explanation of the Optional Jaw Sets 9.6 Wood Screw Fig 11 The RP2000 chuck can be used as a wood screw chuck by using the woodscrew supplied with the chuck. (Fig 11). The woodscrew can be used with the general...
If parts or lost or damaged, a kit of spares gearing for the scroll. Lubricate the pinion is available for this chuck, RP2000-S Chuck gears in the back of the chuck with a small Spares Replacement Pack which contains 8 amount of grease.
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