Acra 1440GWI Operation Manual
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13Follow RestThe traveling follow rest (F, Fig.12) is mounted onthe saddle and follows the movement of the turn tool.Only two fingers are required as the place of the thirdis taken by the turning tool. The follow rest is usedfor turning operations on long, slender workpieces. Itprevents flexing of the workpiece from the pressureof the cutting tool.The sliding fingers are set similar to the steady rest,free of play, but not binding. Always lubricate withMobil DTE® Oil Heavy Medium.Controls1. Control Panel – Located on front of gearbox.A. Coolant on-off Switch (A, Fig13) – turnscoolant pump on and off.B. Power Indicator light (B, Fig.13) – litwhenever lathe has power.C. Emergency Stop Switch (C, Fig.13) –depress to stop all machine functions.Caution: lathe will still have power.Twist to re-set.D. Jog switch (D, Fig.13) – depress andrelease to advance spindle momentarily.2. Headstock Gear Change Levers (E,Fig.13) – located on front of the headstock.Move levers according to speed chart fordesired setting.3. Leadscrew/Feed Rod Directional lever(F, Fig.13) – located on front of headstock.Moving the lever up causes carriage traveltoward the tailstock. Moving the lever downcauses carriage travel toward the headstock.When chuck is spinning in the forward orcounter-clockwise direction. Do not move leverwhile machine is running.4. Feed/Lead Selector Lever (G, Fig.13) –located on the front of the headstock. Usedwhenever setting up for threading or feeding.Caution: in the ―A‖ position, never run thelathe higher than 650 RAM.Fig.12Fig.13 |
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