Jet 708358 manual

Operatin g Instruct i ons a nd Part s Man ual W ood La the Mode l: JW L- 1442VS WM H T o ol Grou p 2420 V ant age Dr i ve Elgin, Illinois 6 0123 Part Number: M- 708358 Phone : 800 -274-6848 Revi s i on C 2/05 w w w . w m h t o o l g r o u p . c o m Copyri ght © W MH T ool Group 7 08358K Sho w n[...]

2 Thi s m anual has been prepared f or the owner and operators of a JET J W L-1442V S W ood Lathe. Its purpose, as i de fr o m m ach i ne operati on, i s t o promot e safet y using accept ed operati ng and maint enance procedur es . T o obtain m a xim u m lif e and ef f iciency f ro m y our wood lat he, and to aid i n us i ng the machi ne safel y ,[...]

3 1. Read and under stand the ent ire owner ’s m anual bef ore at tempti ng assembl y or operation. 2. Thi s w ood l at he is designed and i nt ended f or us e by pr oper l y trai ned and ex peri enced personnel only . If you are not f a mili ar with the proper and saf e op er at ion of a wood lathe, do no t use i t unti l the proper traini ng an[...]

4 SPEED REC OMMEND A TIONS Diameter of Work Ro ug hing R P M General Cutting RPM Fi nishing R P M Un de r 2" 1500 3000 3000 2 t o 4" 600 150 0 230 0 4 to 6" 450 1 100 1 500 6 t o 8" 45 0 600 1 10 0 8 to 10" 450 600 850 10 t o 1 2" 450 6 00 850 12 to 14" 450 450 600 26. W hen sanding, remove the t ool r est f ro m [...]

5 Gr ound ing I nstructions Thi s t ool m ust be ground e d whil e in use to protect the operato r fro m elect ric sho ck. In t he event of a malfuncti on or break dow n, gr ounding provi des a path of least resi s t ance f or e l ectric curr ent to reduce the ri s k of elect r i c s hock . T his tool is equipped wit h an e l ectri c cor d havi ng [...]

230 Vo lt Operat io n If 230V , singl e-phase operati on is desired, the f ollowing i nstructi ons m ust be followed: 1. Di sco nnect the mach in e f rom the power sou rce. 2. Thi s lathe is suppli ed w i th f our motor l eads that are c onnec t ed f or 1 15V operati on, as sho wn in F igure A. Rec onnect these f our mot or leads for 230V oper atio[...]

7 Introduction Thi s m anua l i s prov ided by JET c o v er i ng the s af e operat ion and m aintenance proc edures f or a Model JW L-1442VS Wood Lathe. This m anual contains instr uctions on install ation, s af ety precauti ons, general operati ng pr ocedures, m ai ntenance i nstruct i ons and p a rts breakdown. T his m achi ne has been desi gned [...]

8 Speci fi cati ons JW L-14 42V S Stoc k Nu mber................................................................................................................................ 708358 Over Bed .............................................................................................................................................. 14" Sw in[...]

9 WARNING Read an d u nderst and the enti re c o n te n ts o f thi s ma n u a l b ef o re attempting assembl y o r oper ati on! Fai lu re t o comply may cause seriou s in ju ry! Contents of the S h ipping Containers 1. Lat he 1. T ailstock 1. Headstock 1. F ace Plat e 1. Tool Rest Body 1. Ac cess ory Package 1. Owner’ s Manual and W arrant y Car [...]

1 0 S tan d L egs ( opt io nal acces so ry) 1. At t h i s point t he heads t oc k , tail s t ock and tool rest shoul d be rem o v ed. W ith help f ro m another per s on, lif t t he l athe bed and plac e onto a workbench. 2. Angle lat he bed s o that st and l eg m ounti ng holes are ac c es si bl e, see Figure 2. 3. Thr ead adjustable feet (A, Fi g.[...]

1 1 G. Headst ock Spindle Lo ck: (G , Fig. 5) Push in pi n t o k eep the spi ndl e from turni ng. CA UT ION! Never press t h e headstock spindl e lo ck wh ile the s pin dle is t urn ing! H. Headst o ck On/Off Switch : ( H, Fi g. 5) Fli p the sw i tc h up to t urn “ON” the lathe. F l i p the switc h down to t ur n t he l athe “OFF”. I. Heads[...]

1 2 N. T ool Re st Bo dy Lock Han dle: (N, Fig. 8) Locks the t ool rest body i n pos i tion. Unloc k handle t o position the t oo l res t i n any loc ation along lathe bed. T i ghten handl e when properl y positi oned. O. T ool Rest Lock Handl e: ( O , Fig . 8) Locks the t oo l rest i n positi on. Unlock the handle t o positi on tool rest at a s pe[...]

1 3 Lathe T ools (continued) Skew — used to m ake v ees , beads , etc., see Fi gure 11. Squa re Sc rape r — used f or di a m e t er s c raping and f eatureless s c r api ng, et c , s ee Fi gure 11. Larg e Domed Scrap er — us ed t o r educ e ridges on the i nterior o f bow l s, round edges of bow l s , etc, see F i gure 11. Par ting Tool — u[...]

1 4 Sto ck Sel e ct i on Stoc k f or spi nd les shoul d be strai ght grai ned and f ree of checks, c rac k s , knots and other def ects. It should be cut 1/8" to 1/4" larger than the fi nished diameter and m ay require additi onal lengt h to rem o v e ends i f requ i red. Lar ger s t ock should hav e the corner s rem o v ed t o produce an[...]

1 5 Bead s 1. Pl ace the parti ng t ool on the tool rest and m o v e the t ool forward to m ake the f u ll bev el of t he tool c ontact the workpi ece. Gently rai s e handl e to m ake cut to t he appropri ate depth. 2. Repeat f or other side of t he bead. 3. Using a sm all skew or spi ndl e gouge, start in the cent er betw een t he two cuts and cut[...]

1 6 Sanding and Finishi ng Leav ing clean c uts w ill r educe the amount o f sanding requi red. B eg i n w i th a fi ne sandpaper (120 grit or fi ner ) . Coarser sandpaper wil l leave deep scratc hes that are diff icu l t to re m o v e, and dull c r i s p detail s. Fold the sandpaper int o a pad; do not wrap sandpaper ar ound your f ingers or the w[...]

1 7 Face Plate or Chuck W h il e facepl ates ar e the sim p l es t , m os t reliabl e m e thod of holding a bloc k o f wood f or turni ng, chuck s can al so be us ed. A chuck i s not a requi re m ent but i s handy when w orki ng on m ore than one pi ece at a tim e. Rather t han remov ing scre ws , y ou s im ply open the chuck and change workpiec es[...]

1 8 To Sh ape t he Outs ide o f a Bo wl 1. O dd s haped burl s, crotches and other ir regular s haped bl anks require speci al preparat ion bef ore m ounting in a chuc k , or onto a f aceplat e. Remove the bark , if there is any, f rom w hat appear s t o be t he center of the t op of workpi ece. 2. Drive the spur cent er int o the t op o f the work[...]

1 9 To Sh ape t he Int erio r of a B ow l 1. S top the lat he and m o v e t he tailstock away. Re m o v e the cen ter fro m the ta ilsto ck to prev ent bumping it wit h y our elbow. 2. A djust t he tool support i n f ront of t he bow l just below the center line, at a right ang l e to the l a t he bed. 3. Rotate the workpi ece by hand t o check the[...]

2 0 A djust in g the C lamp in g Mech anism The c l a m ps are pre-set at t he f ac t ory and should not need any adj ustm ent. Howe v er, if adjust ment is needed, re m o v e the stud ( A, F i g. 23). Loosen t he locki ng handle and sli de the headstoc k, tail s toc k or tool rest t o t he edge of the bed and sl ightl y turn t he he x nut (B, Fi g[...]

2 1 Tr oubl e s hooting Probl em Possi b l e Cause So lution Exc essiv e Vibrati on. 1. W o rk pi ece w arped, out o f round, has m ajor flaw, im pr operly prepared f or turn ing, o r R PM i s s et to o high 2. W o rn spi ndl e bearings 3. W orn belt 4. M otor m ount bol ts loose 5. Lathe on unev en sur f ace 1. Correc t problem by plani ng, bandsa[...]

2 2 Be d Asse mb l y[...]

2 3 Be d Asse mb l y Index P art No. No. Descrip tion Siz e Qty. 1 .......... J W L1442-201 ............... Be d........................................................ ............................................... 1 2 .......... J W L1442-202 ............... Stu d....................................................... ...........................[...]

2 4 H eads tock A ssem bly[...]

2 5 H eads tock A ssem bly Index P art No. No. Descrip tion Siz e Qty. 1 .......... J W L1442-101 ............... Spur Cen ter ........................................... MT2 ........................................ 1 2 .......... J W L1442-102 ............... Face P late ............................................. 6” ..........................[...]

2 6 Headstock A s sembly (c ontinued) Index P art No. No. Descrip tion Siz e Qty. 43 ........ BB- 6006LLB ................. Bal l Bear i ng ........................................... 6006LLB ................................. 1 44 ........ J W L1442-144 ............... C-R ing ................................................... S3 2 ...............[...]

2 7 Stand Ass e mb ly (optional accessory) Stand Ass e mb l y Index P art No. No. Descrip tion Siz e Qty. 3 .......... J W L1642-203 ............... Stand..................................................... ............................................... 2 5 .......... J W L1642-205 ............... JET Str ip e ....................................[...]

2 8 JWL -1442 VS Saf ety Guar d (op ti onal acces so ry) Sa fe ty Guard 1. M ount the guar d bracket ( A) t o t he heads toc k w i th t wo 3/8” flat w asher s , tw o 3/ 8” loc k w a s her s and two 3/8”- 16 x 1- 1/ 2” socket head cap scr ews (B). 2. Attac h t he guard (C) to the guard brack et by i nsert i ng the rod and lif ting up on the [...]

2 9 Sa fe ty Guard As semb l y Sa fe ty Guard As semb l y Index P art No. No. Descrip tion Siz e Qty. 1 .......... J W L1442-301 ............... Guard Brac ket ....................................... ............................................... 1 2 .......... TS- 0270011 ................. Set S crew ..............................................[...]

3 0 T ool Basket 1. Mount t he brack et (A, Fig. 1) to the i ns i de o f the l a t he l eg w i th t w o 5/16” -18 x 1-1/2” Hex Sock et Cap Screws, f our 5/16” fl at was her s and two 5/16” hex nuts (B, Fig. 1). 2. The t w o setscre ws , on the brack et s houl d be below the bol ts and ac cessibl e f or adjust ment. 3. Pl ace the arm o f t h[...]

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