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Spur Center
To install a drive center onto spindle:
1.
DISCONNECT lATHE FROm POWER!
2.
make sure threads of spindle and mounting
adapter are free of debris.
3.
Thread the 1" female end of the mounting
adapter onto threaded spindle of headstock.
Holding spindle in place, firmly tighten adapt-
er using one of the wrenches provided.
4.
Select drive center best suited for workpiece
to be turned. Thread the
drive center into female end of the mounting
adapter.
5.
Place wrenches in both mounting adapter
and drive center, as shown in Figure 2. While
holding mounting adapter, firmly tighten drive
center.
mounting
Adapter
Wrenches
Figure 2. Attaching drive center to adapter.
To remove center and adapter from spindle:
1.
DISCONNECT lATHE FROm POWER!
2.
Insert wrenches into hole on the mounting
adapter and drive center. While firmly holding
wrench, loosen the drive center by rotating it
counterclockwise.
3.
Remove drive center by hand.
4.
While holding the spindle in place, use one
of the wrenches to remove mounting adapter
from the spindle.
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" male end of
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Drive
Center
Live Center
mT#1 and mT#2 live centers install into tailstock
quill and freely rotate with workpiece.
To install a live center:
1.
move the tailstock to a safe working distance
from the head and tool rest.
2.
loosen quill lock lever, then rotate quill
handwheel clockwise until quill extends out
from tailstock about 1", as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Installed live center.
3.
make sure live center and inside of quill are
free of debris and oily substances that could
interfere with proper mating.
4.
Insert tapered end of live center into quill with
a quick, firm motion.
5.
make sure center is secure by attempting to
pull it out by hand—a properly installed cen-
ter will not pull out by hand.
6.
Rotate quill handwheel to draw quill back into
tailstock as far as possible without forcing
center to release.
Note: For greatest workpiece support, retract
quill as close to tailstock as possible without
disengaging live center.
7.
Tighten quill lock lever to hold quill and center
in place.
To remove a live center:
1.
While holding onto live center, retract quill
into tailstock with handwheel until center
becomes disengaged.
T10501 Lathe Center Kit (Mfg. 06/12)
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