Jet JWL-1442VS manual

Operatin g Instruct ions an d Parts Man ual W ood Lat he Mode l: JW L-1442VS WM H T o ol Grou p 2420 V ant age Dr i ve Elgin, Illinois 6 012 4 P art N u m b er: M- 708358 Phone : 800-274 - 6848 Revi sion C2 1/07 w w w . w m h t o o l g r o u p . c o m Copyright © W M H T ool Gr oup 708358K Sho wn[...]

2 War ra nt y an d S er vice W MH Tool G roup, I nc., w arrants eve ry product it se lls. If one of ou r tools ne e ds servic e or r e pai r, one of our Authorize d Se rv ice Ce nters l ocate d throughou t the United S tates can give y ou quick se r vice. I n most cases, any o f these W MH Too l G roup Au thorize d Service Ce nters can authorize w [...]

3 1. Read and under stand the enti re owner ’s manual bef ore attempti ng assembl y or operati on. 2. Thi s w ood l at he is designed and i nt ended for use by properl y trai ned and experi enced personnel only . If you ar e not f amili ar wit h t he proper and saf e operati on of a wood lathe, do not use it until the pr oper tr aini ng and knowl[...]

4 SPEED REC OMMEN DA TIONS Diameter of Work Ro ug hing R P M General C u tti ng RPM Fi n i sh ing 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 s andi ng, remov e t he tool r es[...]

5 Gr ound i ng Instructi ons This t ool m ust be gro unde d wh ile i n use t o prot ect the ope rator f rom ele ctric sho ck. In t he e v ent o f a malfuncti on or breakdown, groundi ng provi des a path o f l east resi stance f or e l ect ric curr ent t o reduce the risk of elect ric shock. Thi s tool is equipped wit h an elect ric cord ha v i ng a[...]

230 Vo lt Operat io n If 230V , singl e- phase operati on i s des i red, the f ollowing i nstructi ons must be foll owed: 1. Di sconn ect the mach ine from the power source. 2. Thi s lat he is suppli ed w i t h f our m otor l eads that are c onnect ed f or 1 15V operati on, as shown in Fi gur e A. Rec onnect t hese f our m ot or leads f or 230V ope[...]

7 Introduction Thi s m anual is provided by JET cov ering t he s af e operat i on and m ai ntenance procedur es f or a M odel JW L-1442VS Wood Lat he. This m anual contains i nstructi ons on install ati on, safet y prec autions, gener al operat ing pr ocedures, m ai ntenance i nstruc ti ons and p a rts breakdo wn. Thi s m achi ne has been designed [...]

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

9     WARNING Read an d understand t he enti re contents of th is manual b efore attemptin g assembl y o r oper ati on! Fai lure to co mply may cause seriou s injury! Contents of the S hippi ng Conta iners 1. Lat he 1. T ail stock 1. Headstoc k 1. F ace Plate 1. Tool Rest Body 1. Ac cessory Package 1. Owner’ s Manual and W arrant y Ca[...]

10 S tan d L egs ( opt io nal acces so ry) 1. At t his point the headst ock, tail stock and tool rest shoul d be rem o v ed. W it h help fr om another person, l ift t he l at he bed and plac e onto a workbench. 2. Angle lat he bed so that stand leg mount i ng holes are ac cessibl e, see Figure 2. 3. Thr ead adjustable feet (A, Fig. 2) into stand le[...]

11 G. Headsto ck Sp i ndl e Lock: (G , Fig. 5) Push in pi n to keep the spindl e from turni ng. CA UT ION! Never press t he h eadstock spindl e lock whil e the s pin dle is t urn ing! H. Headst ock On/O ff Switch : (H, Fig. 5) Fli p the sw i tc h up to t urn “ON” the lat he. Fli p the switc h dow n t o tur n the lat he “OFF” . I. Headst ock[...]

12 N. T ool Re st B ody Lock Han dle: (N, Fig. 8) Locks the t ool rest body in posi tion. Unlock handle t o positi on the tool r est i n any loc ation along lat he bed. T ight en handl e when properl y posi tioned. O. T ool Rest Lo ck Handle: (O , Fi g . 8) Locks the t ool rest in position. Unl ock the handle t o posit i on tool r est at a specifi [...]

13 Lathe T ools (c ontinued) Skew — used to m ake v ees, beads, et c., see Fi gure 11. Squa re Sc ra per — used f or di ameter scr aping and f eat ureless s crapi ng, etc , see Figur e 11. Larg e Domed Scrap er — used to reduce ri dges on the i nt erior of bowls, round edges of bowls, etc , see Figure 11. Pa rting Tool — us ed to cu t d ire[...]

14 Sto ck Sele cti on Stoc k f or spindles shoul d be strai ght grai ned and f ree of chec ks, cr acks , knot s and other def ects. It shoul d be cut 1/8" to 1/4" larger than the fi ni shed diameter and m ay requi re additi onal lengt h t o remove ends i f requir ed. Lar ger stock should hav e the corner s remov ed to produce an oct agon [...]

15 Bead s 1. Pl ac e the parti ng tool on t he tool r est and m ove the tool f orw ard t o m ake t he full bev el of t he tool contac t the workpi ece. Gentl y rai se handle t o m ake cut to t he appropri ate depth. 2. Repeat f or ot her side of t he bead. 3. Using a sm all skew or spindl e gouge, star t i n the c enter between the two cuts and cut[...]

16 Sanding and Finis hing Leav i ng clean cut s w ill r educe the am ount of sanding requi red. Begin wit h a fi ne s andpaper (120 grit or fi ner). Coarser sandpaper w i l l leav e deep scratc hes that are dif f icult to remove, and dull c risp detail s. F o l d the sandpaper int o a pad; do not wrap sandpaper ar ound your fi ngers or the workpi e[...]

17 Face Plate or Chuck W hile f acepl ates are the sim plest, m ost reli able m ethod o f hol d i ng a block of w ood f or turni ng, chuck s can also be used. A chuck i s not a requi rement but i s handy when w ork i ng on m or e than one pi ece at a time. Rather than removi ng scre ws, you simply open the chuck and change workpiec es. The most pop[...]

18 To Sh ape t he Outs ide o f a Bo wl 1. Odd shaped burl s, crotc hes and other ir regul ar shaped bl anks requir e special preparat i on before m ounting in a c huck, or onto a f aceplat e. Remov e the bark, if there is any, fr om w hat appear s to be the c enter of the t op of w or kpi ece. 2. Drive the spur cent er i nto the t op o f the workpi[...]

19 To Sh ape t he Int erio r of a B ow l 1. S top t he lathe and m ove the tailstoc k away. Re m o ve th e cen ter fro m the tails tock to prev ent bu m ping it wit h your elbow. 2. Adjust t he tool support i n f ront o f the bowl just below the cent erli ne, at a right angle t o the l athe bed. 3. Rotate t he w or kpi ece by hand t o check the cl [...]

20 A djust in g the C lamp in g M echani sm The c lam ps are pre-set at the f actor y and should not need any adj ustm ent . How ev er , if adjust m ent is needed, r e m ov e the stud ( A, Fig. 23). Loosen the loc ki ng handl e and sl ide t he headstoc k, t ail stock or tool rest to the edge o f the bed and sl ightl y turn t he hex nut (B, Fi g. 23[...]

21 Tr oubleshooti ng Pro blem Po ssibl e Cause So lut ion Exc ess iv e Vibr ation. 1. W orkpi ece w arped, out of round, has maj or f l aw , im properly prepared f or turn ing, o r R PM is s et to o high 2. W orn spindl e bearings 3. W orn belt 4. M otor m ount bol t s loose 5. Lathe on unev en surf ace 1. Correc t probl em by plani ng, bandsa wing[...]

22 Be d Asse mbl y[...]

23 Be d Asse mbl y Ind ex Part No. No . Descrip ti on Siz e Qty. 1.......... JW L1442-201 ...............Bed ....................................................... ............................................... 1 2.......... JW L1442-202 ...............Stud ...................................................... ...................................[...]

24 H eads tock A ssem bly[...]

25 H eads tock A ssem bly Ind ex Part No. No . Descrip ti on Siz e Qty. 1.......... JW L1442-101 ...............Spu r Ce nter ........................................... MT2 ........................................ 1 2.......... JW L1442-102 ...............Face Pla te ............................................. 6” ..............................[...]

26 H e adstock A ssembly (continued) Ind ex Part No. No . Descrip ti on Siz e Qty. 43........ BB- 6006LLB .................Ba ll Bea r i ng ........................................... 6006LLB ................................. 1 44........ JW L1442-144 ...............C-Rin g ................................................... S32 ...................[...]

27 Stand Ass e mbly (optional ac cess ory) Stand Ass emb ly Ind ex Part No. No . Descrip ti on Siz e Qty. 3.......... JW L1642-203 ...............Stan d .................................................... ............................................... 2 5.......... JW L1642-205 ...............JET Str ipe ..........................................[...]

28 JWL -1442 VS Safety Guar d (op ti onal acces so ry) Sa fety Guard 1. M ount t he guard brac ket (A) to the headstock w i t h two 3/ 8” fl at washers, t wo 3/8” l ock washer s and two 3/8”- 16 x 1-1/ 2” socket head cap screws ( B). 2. Attac h the guard ( C) to the guard brack et by inserti ng the rod and lifting up on the pl unger (D). 3.[...]

29 Sa fety Guard Assembly Sa fety Guard Assembly Ind ex Part No. No . Descrip ti on Siz e Qty. 1.......... JW L1442-301 ...............Gua rd Bra cket ....................................... ............................................... 1 2.......... TS- 0270011 ..................Se t Scre w.............................................. 5/1 6”-[...]

30 T ool Basket 1. Mount the bracket (A, Fig. 1) to the insi de o f the l athe leg with two 5/16”- 18 x 1- 1/2” Hex Sock et Cap Sc rews , f our 5/ 16” fl at washers and two 5/16” hex nuts (B, Fi g. 1). 2. The t wo s et screws, on t he brac ket shoul d be below the bol ts and accessibl e f or adjust m ent. 3. P l ace the arm of the t ool bas[...]

31 Wi r ing Diagram[...]

32 In dexe r Posit ions How to use the c h art A di agram of t he indexer is shown at ri ght , as v iewed fr o m t he tail stoc k end of t he Lat he. Point s A, B and C are t he holes i n the head cast ing. The hol es i n the spindl e coll ar m ay be cons i dered as num bered 1 thr ough 12. Ex ample: You wish to r out 9 f l utes on your spindl e bl[...]