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This manual provides critical safety instructions on the proper setup, operation, maintenance, and service of this machine/tool. Save this document, refer to it often, and use it to instruct other operators. Failure to read, understand and follow the instructions in this manual may result in fire or serious personal injury—including amputation, electrocution, or death.
Before contacting, please get the serial number and manufacture date of your machine. This will help us help you faster. Grizzly Technical Support 1203 Lycoming Mall Circle Manufacture date Muncy, PA 17756 Phone: (570) 546-9663 Email: techsupport@grizzly.com...
MACHINE DATA SHEET Customer Service #: (570) 546-9663 · To Order Call: (800) 523-4777 · Fax #: (800) 438-5901 MODEL G4002 12" X 24" GEAR-HEAD, CAM LOCK SPINDLE, GAP BED LATHE Product Dimensions: Weight................................913 lbs. Width (side-to-side) x Depth (front-to-back) x Height................53 x 26 x 23 in. Footprint (Length x Width)..........................
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Other Specifications: Country Of Origin ............................... China Warranty ................................1 Year Approximate Assembly & Setup Time ......................1 Hour Serial Number Location ................... ID Label on Middle of Headstock ISO 9001 Factory ..............................No CSA Certified ................................No Features: Carriage Mounted On/Off Control Lever Easy To Use Lever Controls Full Length Splash Guard Hardened and Ground Cast Iron Bed...
MACHINE DATA SHEET Customer Service #: (570) 546-9663 · To Order Call: (800) 523-4777 · Fax #: (800) 438-5901 MODEL G4003 12" X 36" GEAR-HEAD, CAM LOCK SPINDLE, GAP BED LATHE Product Dimensions: Weight................................917 lbs. Width (side-to-side) x Depth (front-to-back) x Height................61 x 23 x 23. in. Footprint (Length x Width)..........................
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Other Specifications: Country Of Origin ............................... China Warranty ................................1 Year Approximate Assembly & Setup Time ......................1 Hour Serial Number Location ..........................ID Label ISO 9001 Factory ..............................No CSA Certified ................................No Features: Carriage Mounted On/Off Control Lever Easy To Use Lever Controls Full Length Splash Guard Hardened and Ground Cast Iron Bed...
SEcTiON 1: SAfETy for your Own Safety, Read instruction Manual before Operating This Machine The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible hazardous conditions. This manual uses a series of symbols and signal words intended to convey the level of impor- tance of the safety messages.
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WEARiNG pROpER AppAREL. do not wear fORciNG MAcHiNERy. do not force machine. clothing, apparel or jewelry that can become it will do the job safer and better at the rate for entangled in moving parts. Always tie back or which it was designed. cover long hair.
Additional Safety for Metal Lathes SpEED RATES. operating the lathe at the wrong cLEARiNG cHipS. Metal chips can easily cut speed can cause nearby parts to break or the bare skin—even through a piece of cloth. Avoid workpiece to come loose, which will result in dan- clearing chips by hand or with a rag.
Additional chuck Safety ENTANGLEMENT. entanglement with a rotat- cHucK cApAciTy. Avoid exceeding the capacity ing chuck can lead to death, amputation, broken of the chuck by clamping an oversized workpiece. bones, or other serious injury. Never attempt to if the workpiece is too large to safely clamp with slow or stop the lathe chuck by hand, and always the chuck, use a faceplate or a larger chuck if pos- roll up long sleeves, tie back long hair, and remove...
SEcTiON 2: pOWER SuppLy Availability circuit Requirements for 220v Before installing the machine, consider the avail- This machine is prewired to operate on a 220V ability and proximity of the required power supply power supply circuit that has a verified ground and circuit.
Grounding instructions This machine MUST be grounded. In the event of certain malfunctions or breakdowns, grounding Serious injury could occur if you connect reduces the risk of electric shock by providing a the machine to power before completing the path of least resistance for electric current. setup process.
2 Amp Transformer Fuse Tianshui 98NO 97NO 95NC 96NC JBK5-63VATH power connection connecting power 1. Turn the machine power switch OFF. 2. Insert the power cord plug into a matching Before the machine can be connected to the power supply receptacle. The machine is power source, an electrical circuit, power cord, now connected to the power source.
unpacking piece inventory Your machine was carefully packaged for safe The following is a list of items shipped with your transportation. Remove the packaging materials machine. Before beginning setup, lay these items from around your machine and inspect it. If you out and inventory them.
cleanup Gasoline or products with low flash points can The unpainted surfaces of your machine are explode or cause fire if coated with a heavy-duty rust preventative that used to clean machin- prevents corrosion during shipment and storage. ery. Avoid cleaning with This rust preventative works extremely well, but it these products.
Site considerations Weight Load Physical Environment Refer to the Machine Data Sheet for the weight The physical environment where the machine is of your machine. Make sure that the surface upon operated is important for safe operation and lon- which the machine is placed will bear the weight gevity of machine components.
An accessory stand is available 4-jaw chuck and a face plate. from grizzly. please see our current catalog for pricing. there are 2 holes in the base at the the 3-jaw chuck is a scroll-type chuck, meaning...
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To remove a chuck: turn the other cams in the same way. Make sure to support the chuck with one hand as place a piece of plywood across the lathe you align the last cam. the chuck may come bed and position it just under the chuck. the off at this point so it is important you are board should be at least 8"...
Live center Steady Rest the live center is used to support stock which the steady rest supports long, small diameter is too long to be supported by the chuck alone. stock that otherwise could not be turned. the stock protruding more than three times its diam- steady rest can also replace the tailstock to allow eter should be supported by the live center.
follow Rest Mount the back plate on the spindle. Accurately measure the inside of the back relief bore on the 4-jaw chuck. this dimen- sion is critical, ± .001''. the follow rest is normally used with small diame- ter stock to prevent the workpiece from “springing” Face the back plate to true it.
SEcTiON 4: cONTROLS Spindle Speeds Never change speeds while spindle or motor is in motion. the speed of the spindle is controlled by the posi- tions of the speed control knobs. see figure 12. By positioning the knobs using the chart in Figure 8, you can achieve all of these speed ranges: 70, 200, 220, 270, 360, 600, 800, 1000 and 1400 rpM.
feed Direction Selecting the feed Never move selection levers while machine is running. the feed rod can be selected by rotating the handle to the left as in figure 15. Use this posi- the g4002/3 Metal lathe can cut left or right while tion for all feeding operations.
figure 16. Feed rate selector levers. important: do not force any selection lever on the machine. if the lever will not engage, rotate the chuck by hand while keeping light pressure on the selector. figure . Feed rate selection. As the chuck rotates, it aligns the gears and the selector will engage.
Thread Selection While other thread pitches may be achieved, the g4002/3 comes with a chart that requires no gear changes for cutting inch threads. to achieve a desired thread pitch in inches, it is inch thread selection: necessary to determine the quick-change lever positions.
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these rest in a housing that pivots so that the gear can be engaged or disengaged. An Allen® head cap screw is located on the side of the hous- The threading dial cannot be used when ing. loosen this screw to change the positioning cutting metric threads.
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Metric thread selection: to the left of the desired pitch is a small col- umn with a letter. this letter indicates place- the chart in figure 23 lists 29 metric threads that ment of the left hand quick change lever. Move the lever to the corresponding loca- can be cut on the g4002/3.
carriage controls Metric threading requires 5 gear changes to achieve all of the available pitches listed on the chart. refer to figure 25 while reading the instructions below. the carriage handwheel allows the cutting tool to move along the length of the lathe bed. the cross To change gears: slide allows the cutting tool to travel perpendicu- lar to the bed.
More styles of tool holders are available through grizzly industrial, inc. Consult the latest catalog for styles, prices and ordering information. figure 27. spindle rotation control lever.
Tailstock controls Test Run the tailstock serves many functions. the primary Now that the lathe is securely in place and you’ve use is for holding centers and drill chucks. the read the safety guidelines, it’s time to give the barrel has a Morse taper #3 bore and is imprinted machine a test run.
SEcTiON 5: ADJuSTMENTS Gibs there are three main gib adjustments for the Model g4002/3. they are: the cross-slide gib, the compound slide gib and the saddle gib. cross-slide Gib - the gib on the cross-slide is adjusted by the two screws located at each end.
Steady/follow Rest Saddle Gib - the saddle is supplied with a square head bolt on the front right hand side of the slide. Before making adjustments to the saddle gib, ensure that this bolt is loose by turning it counter To adjust the Steady Rest: clockwise.
Tailstock the tailstock on the Model g4002/3 is aligned at the factory with the headstock. it is recommended that you take the time to ensure that the tailstock is aligned to your own desired tolerances. To align the tailstock: Center drill a 6'' long piece of bar stock on both ends.
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— if the stock is thinner at the tailstock end, the tailstock needs to be moved away from the operator by at least the amount of the Lock down the tailstock after each adjust- taper. see figure 38. ment. viewed from above. Adjustment lock screw screw...
Warranty/return information rent catalog for complete information regarding for your Model g4002/3. grizzly's warranty and return policy. if you need additional technical information relating to this if you need parts or help in assembling your machine, or if you need general assistance or...
Technical source. Support at (570) 546-9663. The photos and diagrams included in this section are best viewed in color. You can view these pages in color at www.grizzly.com. -39- Model G4002/G4003 (Mfg. Since 8/12)
Headstock parts List PART # DESCRIPTION PART # DESCRIPTION PCAP06M CAP SCREW M6-1 X 25 P4002154 WASHER P4002102 COVER P4002155 GEAR 40T P4002103 OIL SEAL P4002156 KEY CS X 8 P4002104 SPINDLE 16" P4002157 OIL SEAL 25 X 40 X 10 V1.10.96 P7212 BEARING D-7212 PR09M...
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REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 1106 P40021106 OIL SEAL 9.5 X 2.65 1112 P40021112 GEAR 1107 PCAP13M CAP SCREW M8-1.25 X 30 1113 PCAP68M CAP SCREW M6-1 X 8 1108 PB15M HEX BOLT M8-1.25 X 40 1114 PCAP68M CAP SCREW M6-1 X 8 1109 P40021109 HANDLE...
Apron parts List PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 401V2 P4002401V2 HANDLE V2.08.12 P4002437 SAFETY SHIFTER 402V2 P4002402V2 HANDWHEEL V2.08.12 P4002438 CAP SCREW M8-1.25 X 6 403V2 P4002403V2 GRADUATED DIAL V2.08.12 P4002439 COMPRESSION SPRING 1 X 4.5 X 6 404V2 PSS03M SET SCREW M6-1 X 8 PSTB003M...
feed Rod Leadscrew REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION P4002901 BRACKET P4002911 HANDLE PCAP25M CAP SCREW M6-1 X 11 P4002912 BRACKET P4002903 OIL CAP 6MM PCAP27M CAP SCREW M6-1 X 14 PRP34M ROLL PIN 6 X 55 PRP49M ROLL PIN 5 X 25 PSS02M SET SCREW M6-1 X 6...
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WARRANTy & RETuRNS Grizzly Industrial, Inc. warrants every product it sells for a period of 1 year to the original purchaser from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to defects due directly or indirectly to misuse, abuse, negligence, accidents, repairs or alterations or lack of maintenance.