Grizzly G4000 - Manual (Page 23)

-22- G4000 9'' x 19'' Lathe
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D Do o N No ott forget to lock down the tailstock after
each adjustment.
F Fiig gu urre e 3 30 0.. Bar stock mounted on centers.
F Fiig gu urre e 3 31 1.. Adjusting for headstock end taper.
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F Fiig gu urre e 3 32 2.. Adjusting for tailstock end taper.
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F Fiig gu urre e 3 33 3.. Tailstock offset adjustment screw.
3 3.. Place the live center in your tailstock.
4 4.. Attach a lathe dog to the bar stock and
mount it between the centers.
F Fiig gu urre e 3 30 0
5 5.. Turn approximately .010" off the diameter.
6 6.. Measure the stock with a micrometer. If the
stock is fat at the tailstock end, the tailstock
needs to be moved toward you the amount
of the taper.
F Fiig gu urre e3 31 1.. If the stock is thin-
ner
7 7.. Loosen the tailstock mounting bolt. Adjust
the tailstock offset by the amount of the
taper by turning the adjustment setscrews.
F Fiig gu urre e 3 33 3.. Turn another .020'' off the stock
and check for taper. Repeat as necessary
until the desired amount of accuracy is
achieved.
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Before making adjustments to the tailstock,
mount a magnet dial indictor so that the dial’s
plunger is on the tailstock barrel.
at the tailstock end, the tailstock needs to be
moved away from you the amount of the
taper.
F Fiig gu urre e 3 32 2..