Grizzly G0554 - Manual (Page 25)

G0554 Gear-Head Floor Lathe
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To load a workpiece:
1. With the chuck key, open the jaws so the
workpiece lays flat against the chuck face
and jaw step, or fits in the through hole. For
jaw and work holding options, see
Figure
24.
Securely clamp your
workpiece and remove
the chuck key! Thrown
objects from a lathe can
cause serious injury or
death to the operator and
to bystanders many feet
away.
Figure 24. Loading a workpiece.
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2. Turn each jaw until it makes contact with the
workpiece.
3. Turn the chuck by hand to make sure you
have even contact with all three jaws and the
workpiece is not off center.
—If the workpiece is off center, loosen the
jaws and adjust the workpiece.
—If the workpiece is seated correctly, tighten
the jaws.
Figure 21. Reversing jaw step 2.
Figure 22. Reversing jaw step 3.
Figure 23. Reversing jaw step 4.
3. Repeat these steps for the other two jaws.