Use and Care Manual

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Figure 19
12.5 Powered Carriage Travel
Push lever (D, Fig. 18) to the left and down to
engage crossfeed. Pull lever to the right and up to
engage longitudinal feed.
12.6 Thread Cutting
1. Set feed rate selectors (B, E, F, G, Fig. 19) in
proper position for the correct feed rate of the
thread pitch to be cut.
2. Move knob (C, Fig. 19) to the “0” position to
disengage the feed rod.
3. Engage the half nut lever (H, Fig. 18).
4. The half nut lever and the threading dial are
used to thread in the conventional manner.
The thread dial chart specifies at which point a
thread can be entered using the threading dial.
5. To cut metric threads, the half nuts must be
left continually engaged once the start point
has been selected and the half nut is initially
engaged (thread dial cannot be used).
13.0 Adjustments
13.1 Saddle adjustment
1. Loosen four hex nuts (A, Fig. 20) found on the
bottom rear of the cross slide.
2. Turn each of the four set screws (B, Fig.20)
equally with a hex wrench until a slight
resistance is felt. Do not over tighten.
3. Move the carriage with the hand wheel and
determine if drag is to your preference.
Readjust the setscrews as necessary to
achieve the desired drag.
4. Hold socket set screw firmly with a hex wrench
and tighten hex nut to lock in place.
5. Move the carriage again and adjust if
necessary. Note: over adjustment will cause
excessive premature wear of the gibs.
Figure 20
13.2 Cross Slide adjustment
If the cross slide is too loose, follow procedure
below to tighten:
1. Loosen the rear gib screw (C, Fig. 20)
approximately one turn.
2. Tighten front gib screw a quarter turn. Turn the
cross slide handwheel to see if the cross slide
is still loose. If it is still loose, tighten the front
screw a bit more and try again.
3. When cross slide is properly adjusted, snug
rear gib screw. Do not overtighten; this will
cause premature wear on the gib and mating
parts.
13.3 Compound Slide adjustment
Follow the same procedure, as the cross slide
adjustment, to adjust the compound rest.
13.4 Tailstock adjustment
If the handle will not lock the tailstock securely, use
the following procedure:
1. Lower handle to the unlocked position.
2. Slide tailstock to an area that will allow you to
reach under the tailstock.
3. Tighten tailstock clamping nut 1/4 turn, and re-
test for proper locking. Repeat as necessary.