Safety Instructions - Craftsman 113.238180 Owner's Manual

addifiona safety instructions
Safety is a combination of operator common sense and
alertness at all times when the Lathe is being used.
WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, DO 7.
NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE YOUR LATHE
UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED AND
INSTALLED ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUC-
TIONS . , , AND UNTIL YOU HAVE READ 8.
AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING:
PAGE
1. General Safety Instructions .................. 2
2, Getting to Know Your Lathe .............. 13
3. Basic Lathe Operation ................... 15
4. Maintenance ......................... 19
5. The Lathe and motor must be bolted down to astand
or workbench for stability.
6. Protection: Eyes, Hands, Face, Ears, Body
a. Wear safety goggles that comply "with ANSI Z87.!
1968, and a face shield if operation is dusty. Wear
ear plugs or muffs during extended periods of
operation.
b. When turning between centers or on the faceplate,
always rough-out "out of round" workpieces at
slow speed. Running the Lathe too fast, so that it
vibrates, could cause the workpiece to be thrown
from the Lathe , . . or the turning toot to be jerked
from your hands.
c. Always revolve the workpiece by hand before turn-
_ng on the motor. If the workpiece strikes the tool
rest, it could split and be thrown out of the Lathe.
d. Do not allow the turning tool to "'bite" into the
workpiece which could result in splitting of the
workpieee or the workpiece being thrown from the
Lathe. Always position the tool rest above the
centedine of the Lathe for spindle turning. Do not
apply the turning tool to the workpiece below the
Ievet of the tool rest,
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e, Do not run the Lathe in the wrong direction. This
could cause the turning tool to be thrown from
your hands. The Lathe must run in a direction so
that the workpiece turns toward you.
f. Before attaching a workpiece to the faceptate al-
ways "rough it out" to as "true round" as possible.
This wilt minimize vibration while turning,
Always fasten the workplece securely to the face
plate.
Failure to perform these set*up operations could
cause the workpiece to be thrown from the Lathe.
g. Avoid awkward hand positions, where a sudden
slip could cause a hand to move into the workpiece.
h, Remove all loose knots before installing workpiece
between centers or on the faeep!ate.
i. Never leave the Lathe work area with the power on
before the Lathe has come to a complete stop, or
without removing and storing the switch key.
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[or wood turning lathes
j. Never operate the Lathe with protective cover or}
the unused shaft end of the motor removed.
Hang your turning tools on the wall toward the tail-
stock end of the Lathe. Do not lay them on the bench
so that you must reach over the revolving workpiece
to select them.
Keep firm hold and control of the turning tool at all
times. Special caution must be exercised when knots or
voids are exposed to the turning tool.
Note the following DANGER label which appears on
the front of the belt guard.
DANGER
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY:
READ AND UNDERSTAND THE OWNER'S
MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING MACHINE:
1. WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES PER ANSI Z87.1
AND FACE SHIELD IF OPERATION IS
DUSTY,
2, DO NOT WEAR GLOVES, NECKTIES, OR
LOOSE CLOTHING. TIE BACK LONG HAIR.
3. BE POSITIVE ALL LOCKS ARE TIGHT BE-
FORE OPERATING MACHINE.
4. TURN WORKPIECE BY HAND BEFORE
APPLYING POWER TO DETERMINE IF IT
CLEARS THE TOOL REST OR OTHER MA-
CHINE PARTS:
5. ROUGH OUT FACEPLATE WORKPIECES
BEFORE INSTALLING ON FACEPLATE TO
AVOID EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND POS-
SIBLE INJURY.
6. DO NOT MOUNT SPLIT OR CHECKED
WORKPIECE OR ONE CONTAINING KNOT.
7. ALWAYS USE LOWEST SPEED WHEN
STARTING A NEW WORKPIECE, USING
FACEPLATE OR TURNING BETWEEN CEN-
TERS, TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL INJURY.
Think Safety.
Complete hand sanding of between*centers or facepbte
mounted workpieces BEFORE removing f_om the
lathe. Do not exceed the speed used for the last cutting
operation performed on the workpiece, in accordance
with the speed chart.
NEVER attempt to remount a faceplate turning to
the faeep!ate for any reason. NEVER attempt to
remount a between-centers turning if the original
centers in the turning have been altered or removed,
BE POSITIVE the lathe is set at the lowest speed if
remounting a between centers turning with nomaItered
or;ginal centers.
Use extra caution Jn mounting a between-centers or
spindle turning to the faceptate, or a faceplate turning
to between-centers, for subsequent operations. BE
POSITIVE the lathe is set at the lowest speed before
turning ON,
NEVER mount a workpiece that conta;ns any sp!its,
checks, or loose knots to a facepiate or between
centers.
Do not perform any ope_atioo when hand hoid]n9 the
wo_kpiece. Do not mount a ream,:!,_ o_ a d_ill bt *o t!w-
headstock spindb.