Jet GH-1340W Owner's Manual

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15Follow RestThe traveling follow rest (F, Fig. 12) ismounted on the saddle and follows themovement of the turning tool. Only two fingersare required as the place of the third is takenby the turning tool. The follow rest is used fortuning operations on long, slender workpieces.It prevents flexing of the workpiece from thepressure of the cutting tool.The sliding fingers are set similar to the steadyrest, free of play, but not binding. Alwayslubricate with Mobil DTE Oil Heavy Medium.Controls1. Control Panel - located on front ofgearbox.A. Coolant On-Off Switch (A, Fig. 13) -turns coolant 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 machinefunctions.Caution: lathe will still have power.Twist to re-set.D. Jog Switch (D, Fig. 13) - depress andrelease to advance spindlemomentarily.2. Headstock Gear Change Levers(E, Fig. 13) - located on front of theheadstock. Move levers according tospeed chart for desired 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 leverdown causes carriage travel toward theheadstock. When chuck is spinning in theforward or counter-clockwise direction.Do not move lever while machine isrunning.4. Feed/Lead Selector Lever (G, Fig. 13) -located on the front of the headstock.Used whenever setting up for threading orfeeding.Caution: in the "A" position, never run thelathe higher than 650 RPM.