Mounting Your Lathe And Motor On A Workbench - Craftsman 113.228162 Owner's Manual

MOUNTING YOUR LATHE AND MOTOR ON
A WORKBENCH
SPECIAL NOTE: For best results when mounting your
lathe and motor to a workbench, lay them both on your
bench in the position which will best suit your needs. Be
sure the motor and lathe are in a parallel position andthen
mark the mounting hole positions. Or, use the diagram
shown.
1. Workbench for mounting Lathe must be at least 54-in.
long. Drill six 3/8" holes in your bench according to the
diagram, NOTE: Make sure the top of your bench is
positioned so that you don't drill into the legs or rail
underneath and you have access underneath to mount
the nuts for lathe and motor bolts.
When mounting to a Sears workbench, side overhang
of top at headstock end should be 5" from leg portion of
stand. (Front overhang of top should remain 1-1/8").
6 1t8' ----+--, 3'_
HOLES FOR MOTOR i 4f7/8 '"
14 5/8"
HOLES FOR LATHE,
6 3/16"
4 118" ---i 1 3/8"
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FRONT
OF
BENCH E
LOCATION OF MOUNTING HOLES
2. Position Lathe on bench and insert two bo_ts through
holes in headstock but do not screw on the nuts.
3, Position the Lathe so that the bed is paralleltothe front
of the bench. Check the foot, if the bottom of the foot is
not fiat on the surface of the bench, loosen the screw in
the foot, tap the screw to loosen the Iocknut inside. Turn
the foot so it is flat on the bench and tighten the screw,
4, Mark the location on the bench of the hole in foot.
5, Remove the Lathe and drill a 3/8" hole to attach the
foot.
6. Position the Lathe and insert the bolts from the top,
Place a flat washer, Iockwasher and a nut on the bolts
and tighten the nuts.
7. Position the motor over the mounting holes.
8. Insert the bolts from the top. Place a flat washer and a
nut on the bolts but do not tighten the nuts at this time.
BED PARALLEL TO
FRONT EDGE OF BENCH
FOOT
9, Removethe headstockpulleyusingtheS/32"setscrew
wrench.
10, Find four pan head thread cutting screws 1/2" tong and
four Iockwashers from among the loose parts. Attach
the bett guard with these screws and Iockwashers_ The
arrows in this illustration show the location of the
screws.
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