RIDGID WL1200LS1 - Manual (Page 22)

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Getting To Know Your Wood Lathe
1. Belt Guard Knob... Locks the hinged
part of the guard during operation.
2. Index Pin... Engages with the spindle
pulley to determine equal spacing for
cuts for fluting or reeding, or for divid-
ing face plate work. Do Not Use For
Removing Faceplates.
3. Spindle “Flats”... Place a wrench on
these “flats” to remove faceplate or
sanding discs.
4. Tool Rest Bracket Lock... Clamps
the tool rest bracket to the bed.
5. Tool Rest Lock... Clamps the tool
rest to the tool rest base.
6. Tool Rest Base Lock... Clamps the
tool rest base to the tool rest bracket.
7. Handwheel... Adjusts the tailstock
ram.
8. Tailstock Ram Lock... Clamps the
ram in the tailstock.
9. Tailstock Lock... Clamps the tailstock
to the bed.
10. On-off Switch
11. Spur Center and Live Center... are
used for spindle turning and should
always be in alignment.
12. Tailstock...supports the workpiece for
spindle turning.
13. Speed Chart... indicates general rec-
ommended speeds for various sizes
of workpieces.
14. Faceplate...The workpiece is secured
to the faceplate and then screwed
onto the spindle. Used to turn bowls,
plates and other objects.
Belt Guard
2 Index Pin
3 Spindle “Flats”
11 Spur
6 Tool Rest
Base Lock
Spindle
Tool Rest
Base
Tool Rest
8 Tailstock
Ram Lock
11 Live Center
Tailstock
Ram
7 Handwheel
Foot
9 Tailstock
Lock
12 Tailstock
5 Tool Rest
Lock
4 Tool Rest
Bracket Lock
Bed
Headstock
10 On-Off
Switch
1 Belt Guard
Knob
13 Speed
Chart
Center
14 Faceplate
Tool Rest
Bracket