Leveling & mounting, Leveling – Southbend South Bend EVS Toolroom SB1012 User Manual

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P R E P A R A T I O N

Attach the lifting straps to forklift forks or a

hook and chain, as shown in Figures 8–9.

Forklift

Forks

Lifting
Straps

12" Long
2x6 Board

Figure 8. Lathe set up for lifting with forklift.

Unbolt the lathe from the shipping pallet,
then with an assistant to help keep the lathe
from swaying, raise the lathe a couple of
inches.

— If the load is not well balanced, or you

see any other difﬁculties with the lifting
equipment, immediately lower the lathe
to the pallet again. Resolve any lifting or
balancing issues, then repeat this step.

With assistance to steady the load, move it to

the prepared location and lower it in place.

Lifting Hook

with Chain

Lifting
Straps

12" Long
2x6 Board

Figure 9. Lathe set up for lifting with hook and chain.

Leveling & Mounting

You must level your machine and either use the
included foot pads and leveling hardware or bolt
your lathe to the floor. Because mounting your
lathe to the floor with permanent hardware is an
optional step and floor materials may vary, floor
mounting hardware is not included.

Leveling

Leveling machinery helps precision components,
such as bedways, remain straight and ﬂat during
the lifespan of the machine. Components on an
unleveled machine may slowly twist due to the
dynamic loads placed on the machine during
operation.

For best results, use a precision level that
is at least 12" long and sensitive enough to
show a distinct movement when a 0.003" shim
(approximately the thickness of one sheet of
standard newspaper) is placed under one end of
the level.

See the ﬁgure below for an example of a high
precision level.

For accurate turning results and to prevent
warping the cast iron bed and ways, the lathe
bedways MUST be leveled from side-to-side
and from front-to-back.

Re-check the bedways 24 hours after
installation, two weeks after that, and then
annually to make sure they remain level.

Figure 10. Example of a precision level.