Chuck & Faceplate Mounting - Grizzly G9036 Owner's Manual

13" x 40" gear-head lathe
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chuck & faceplate
mounting
this lathe is shipped with the 3-jaw chuck installed,
but includes a four jaw chuck kit and 12" face-
plate.
the chucks and faceplate mount to the spindle
with a d1-4 camlock system. there are lines
stamped into the cam and on the chuck body to
indicate if the chuck is secured to the cam. A key
is used to turn the locking cams (figure 19).
figure 19. Key positioned to remove chuck.
pinch hazard! protect your hands and
the precision ground bedways with plywood
or a chuck cradle when removing the lathe
chuck! the heavy weight of a falling chuck
can cause serious injury.
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removal
1.
disConneCt lAthe FroM poWer!
2.
lay a chuck cradle (see figure 20) or a layer
of plywood over the bedways to protect the
precision ground surfaces from damage and
to prevent fingers from being pinched.
figure 20. simple chuck cradle made of scrap
lumber.
3.
loosen the cam-locks by turning the key
counterclockwise approximately one-third of
a turn until the mark on the cam-lock aligns
with the single mark on the spindle nose in
figure 21. if the cam-lock stud does not
freely release from the cam-lock, wiggle the
cam-lock until the cam-lock stud releases.
note: These cam-locks may be very tight. A
breaker bar may be used to add leverage.
spindle line
Cam
line
figure 21. indicator arrows.
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Model g9036 Mfg. 7/08+

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