Description
Number of Pages: 28
This is a reproduction, not a photocopy, of a Lodge & Shipley Answer Lathe Models 2013 and 2013-17 Operator’s Manual. Please read contents below.
Contents
OPERATING LEVERS AND CONTROLS (FRONT VIEW)..............3
OPERATING LEVERS AND CONTROLS (REAR VIEW)...............4
INSTALLATION
Foundation..............................................5
Cleaning ...............................................5
Lifting.................................................5
Leveling..............................................6-7
Variable Speed Drive....................................7
Connecting Main Line Wires............................7-8
LUBRICATION...........................................8-9
OPERATION AND ADJUSTMENTS
Controls for Starting and Stopping.....................10
Headstock ..........................................10-12
Carriage, Compound Rest and Apron......................12
Compensating Nut Adjustment............................12
Apron Feed Levers......................................13
Micrometer Ball Stop...................................13
Carriage and Compound Rest Gib Adjustment..............13
Taper Attachment.......................................14
Tailstock...........................................14-15
Thread and Feed Mechanism..............................16
Standard Range of Threads and Feeds....................17
Procedure to Obtain Threads per Inch...................17
Procedure to Obtain Feeds Thousandths/Rev. of Spindle..19
Special Threads and Feeds..............................19
Metric Leads and Feeds Obtainable with Special Gears...19
English Leads Not On Index Plate ......................19
Limitations in Size of Special Gearing.................20
TIPS TO INSURE ACCURATE WORK ..........................21
SPARE PARTS KIT, FOR VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE..............22
TROUBLE SHOOTING, VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE..............23-24
ELECTRICAL DIAGRAMS.................................25-28
Overview:
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