Southbend SB1269 - Manual (Page 10)

Operation
6. Retighten both dovetail lock cap screws.
7. Begin lathe operations.
When the deadman clamp cap screws are loose,
the deadman clamp slides along the lathe way,
and the taper attachment is disengaged. Normal
lathe turning operations can be conducted.
When the deadman clamp cap screws are
tightened, the deadman clamp is locked to the
lathe way, and the taper attachment is engaged.
At this point tapered turning operations can be
made.
To use the taper attachment:
1. DISCONNECT LATHE FROM POWER!
2. Move the carriage, cross slide, and
compound rest so your turning bit is at your
needed location to begin the tapered cut.
3. Using an 8mm hex wrench, tighten both
deadman cap screws so the deadman clamps
against the lathe bedway, as shown in
Figure 23.
4. Using a 6mm hex wrench, loosen the dovetail
lock cap screw at each end of the taper
attachment, as shown in Figure 24.
Figure 24. Taper angle control knob.
Dovetail
Lock Cap
Screw
Taper Angle Control Knob
0
Taper Angle
1
Taper Per/Inch
One inch long tapered
workpiece such as an arbor or pin.
Figure 25. Scale relationship with workpiece.
Figure 23. Deadman clamp location.
Cap Screw
5. Turn the taper angle control knob (see
Figure 24) until you reach the taper angle
or the taper-per-inch setting that you need.
Refer to Figure 25 to select which scale best
suits your needs.
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