Spindle Turning - Woodstock SHOP FOX W1752 Owner's Manual

W1752 Owner's Manual (Mfg. 1/07+)

Spindle Turning

Spindle turning (Figure 18) is the operation performed
when a workpiece is mounted between the headstock and
the tailstock.
To set up a spindle turning operation, do these steps:
1. Mark both ends of your workpiece by drawing diago-
nal lines from corner to corner. The intersection
point of these lines will show you the center of your
workpiece. See Figure 19 for details.
2. Using a wood mallet, tap the point of the spur
center into the center of the workpiece, so that it
leaves a center mark, then remove the spur center.
3. Using a
/ " drill bit, drill a
1
8
center mark.
4. Cut the corners off your workpiece if it is over 2" x
2" to make turning safer and easier.
5. Drive the spur center into the center of the
workpiece with a wood mallet to embed it at least
/ ", as shown in Figure 20.
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4
/ " deep hole at the
3
16
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Figure 18. Typical spindle turning opera-
tion.
Figure 19. Workpiece marked diagonally
from corner to corner to determine the
center.
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4
Figure 20. Spur center properly embed-
ded.