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Operatin g Instruct ions an d Parts Man ual W ood Lat he Models : J W L-1642EVS and JW L-1642EV S-2 WM H T o ol Grou p 2420 Van t age Drive Elgin, Illinois 6 0124 Part Numb er: M- 708359 Phone : 800 - 274 -6848 Re v i s ion B 1 1/07 www.wm htoolgr oup.com Copy right © W MH Tool Group[...]
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2 War rant y an d Ser vi ce W M H Too l Group, Inc., w arrants eve ry product it se lls. If one of ou r t o ols ne eds se rvi ce or repair, one of our Authorize d Se rv ice Cente r s located t hroughou t the Uni t e d S t ate s can gi ve you q uick service. I n most cases, any of these W MH Too l G r oup Authorize d Se r vice C enters can authorize[...]
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3 1. Read and under s t and the enti re ow ner’ s manual be f or e att e m pting assembl y or operation. 2. Thi s w ood l athe i s designed and i ntended f or use by proper ly trai ned and experienc ed personnel only . I f you are not famili ar w i th the proper and saf e operati on o f a wood lat he, do not use it until the pr oper traini ng and[...]
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4 SPEED REC OMMEN DATIONS Diameter of Work Ro ug hi n g RP M General C utting 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 10 0 1 500 6 t o 8" 45 0 600 1 10 0 8 to 10" 450 60 0 850 10 t o 1 2 " 450 600 85 0 12 to 14" 4 50 450 600 26. W hen s andi ng, rem o v e t he tool res[...]
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5 Groun ding Instr uctions This t ool m ust be gr ou nde d wh ile in use t o pr ot ect the oper ator fr om elec tric sho ck. In t he event of a malfuncti on or br eakdow n, grounding pr o v ides a path o f l eas t resistance f or e lec tric curr ent to reduce t he ri sk o f elec tric shock. Thi s tool i s equipped with an elec tric cord ha v i ng a[...]
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6 230- Vol t Oper ati on (M odel JWL- 1642EV S-2 on l y) 1. A pl ug wit h a UL/CS A li st i ng suitabl e f or 230V opera t ion (Figur e D) must be c onnected to the power cor d. Contact your local aut hor i zed W MH Tool Group servi ce c enter or qualifi ed el ectrici an f or proper procedur es t o instal l the pl ug. The l athe must com p l y wit [...]
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Introduction Thi s m anual is provi ded by JET c o v ering the safe operati on and mai ntenance proc edures for Model s JWL-16423EVS and JW L-1642EVS-2 W ood Lathes. This m anual contai ns i ns t ructions on installati on, saf e ty precaut ions, general operat ing proc edures, m a i ntenance i ns t ructi ons and part s breakdo wn. These m achines h[...]
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8 S p e c i f i c a t i o n s J W L - 1 6 4 2 E V S J W L - 1 6 4 2 E V S - 2 Stoc k Nu m be r ..................................................... 708359 ................................................................ 708360 Over Bed ............................................................16 ”...............................................[...]
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9 WARNING Read an d u nd erstand th e e nt ire contents of th is ma n ual before at tempting assembl y or oper ati on! Fai lure to compl y may cause seri ous injury! Contents of the S hi pping Containers 1. Lat he 2. Cast Legs 1. T ailstock 1. Headstoc k 1. Tool Rest Body 1. T ool Basket 1. G uard Assembl y 1. Ac cess ory Package 1.[...]
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10 3. Lif t the tailstoc k end o f the lathe up f ar enough to sli de a few p i eces o f s cr ap w ood under t he leg, see Figur e 2 . 4. Thread adj us t able f eet (A, Fi g. 2) into stand leg ( B, Fig. 2). Ther e is a f lat spot on the shaf t near the f oot that will accomm odate a wrench. T hread a hex nut (C, Fig. 2) ont o shaf t and l eav e loo[...]
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11 Guard 1. Att ach guard t o the brack et by inserti ng the rod and lif ting up on the plunger ( A, Fig. 5). 2. There are two detents that will hol d the guard i n p l ace. O ne i s f or turning and the other is f or w hen you need t he guard up and out of t he w ay. 3. Ti ghten the bushings (B, Fig. 5) agai ns t the bra cke t with tw o s et s cre[...]
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12 8. Head stock F aceplat e: ( K , Fig. 8) Used f or tur ning bowls and plat es . T here are a num ber of screw holes for mount ing the workpiec e. Thr ead the f aceplat e ont o the spindl e in a cloc kw i se direc tion, and t ight en two setscre ws . Rem ov e t he f aceplate by looseni ng two s et scre w s. Push i n heads t ock spindl e lock and [...]
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13 Speed Ch ang e 1. Di sconnect th e machin e fr o m th e pow er sou rce! 2. Loosen t he locking handl e (A, Fig. 11). 3. Lif t up on the tensioni ng hand l e ( B , Fi g. 11) to r e m o v e tensi on f rom t he poly v -belt . You can now posit ion the belt in the desi red speed range. It is pi c t ured in the low speed pull ey range. No t e: The ?[...]
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14 M ount i ng Workpi ece Bet ween Cen ters Spi ndle turni ng t akes place bet w een t he centers of t he l athe. It requi res a spur center in t he headstoc k and a liv e cent er i n t he tail s t ock. 1. W ith a ruler locat e and m ark the cent er on each end by going corner to cor ner , s ee Fi gure 13. Accur ac y i s not critic a l on full roun[...]
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15 Sto ck Sele cti on Stoc k f or spi nd l es s h ould be strai ght gr ained and f ree of checks, c racks, knots and other def ects. It should be cut 1/8" to 1/ 4" lar ger t han the fi nished diam e t er and may requi re additional lengt h to rem o v e ends if required. Larger stock should hav e the cor ners remov ed to pr oduce an oct ag[...]
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16 Cove s 1. Use a spindl e gouge. Wit h t he f lute of the tool at 90 degrees to t he w or kpiece, touch the c enter of the cut ting edge t o the workpiec e and roll in towards the bott o m of the c o v e. S top at the b ottom; atte m p ti n g to go up the opposi te side m ay caus e t he tool to ca tch . 2. Mov e t ool o v er the desired widt h o [...]
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17 Sanding and Finis hing Leav ing clean c uts w ill r educe the am ount of sanding requi red. A d j us t the lat he to a f inishing speed, and begin with fi ne sandpaper (120 gri t or f iner). Coarser san dpaper w ill le a ve deep scratc hes t hat are dif ficult to remove, and dull cri sp details. F o l d the sandpaper i nto a pad; do not wrap san[...]
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18 Face Plate or Chuck W h il e facepl ates are the s im plest, most reli abl e m e t hod o f holdi ng a b l ock of w ood f or turni ng, chuck s can al so be us ed. A chuck i s not a requi re m ent but is handy w hen worki ng on m ore than one pi ece at a tim e. Rather t han rem o v ing scre ws , you simply open the chuc k and change workpiec es . [...]
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19 To Sh ape t he Outs ide o f a Bo wl 1. O dd shaped burls, crotc hes and ot her ir regular s haped bl anks requir e s pec ial preparat ion bef ore m ounting in a c huck, or onto a f aceplat e. Remov e the bar k, if ther e is any, f rom what appears to be the c enter of the t op o f w orkpi ece. 2. Driv e the spur center i nto the t op o f workpie[...]
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20 To Sh ape t he Int erio r of a B ow l 1. S top the lat he and m ove the tailstoc k aw ay . Re m o v e the cen ter fro m the tails tock to prev ent bumping it wit h your elbow. 2. Adjust t he tool support i n f ront o f the bowl just below the center line, a t a ri ght angle to the l a t he bed. 3. Rot ate t he w orkpi ece by hand t o check t he [...]
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21 A djust in g the C lamp in g M echani sm The c lamps are pre- s et at the f act ory and should not need any adj ustm ent. How ev er, if adjust ment is needed rem o v e the stud (A, F i g. 24). Loos en t he lock ing handl e and sli de the headstoc k, tail s t ock or t ool rest to the edge o f the bed and sl ightly t urn the hex nut (B, Fi g . 24)[...]
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22 Tr oubl e s hooting Pro b l em Possi ble Cause So lution Exc es siv e v ibration. 1. W o r kpiece warped, out of round, has m ajor fl aw , or w as im properly prepar ed f or tur ning 2. W o r n s pi ndle beari ngs 3. W orn belt 4. Mot or m ount bolt or handl e loose 5. Lathe on unev en sur f ace 1. Correc t probl e m by p l aning, bandsa w i ng,[...]
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23 Stand a nd Be d A ssemb l y[...]
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24 Stand a nd Be d A ssemb l y Ind ex Part No. No . Descrip tion Si ze Qty. 1.......... JW L1642-201 ...............I.D. Label ............................................... JWL- 1642E VS ........................ 1 ............ J W L- 1642-201A ............I.D. Label ............................................... J WL- 1642EVS-2 .................[...]
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25 H eads tock A ssem bly[...]
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26 H eads tock A ssem bly Ind ex Part No. No . Descrip tion Si ze Qty. 1.......... JW L1642-101 ...............H eads t ock ............................................. ............................................... 1 2.......... JW L1642-102 ...............Spu r Ce nter ........................................... MT2 ............................[...]
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27 H e adstock A s sembly (continued) Ind ex Part No. No . Descrip tion Si ze Qty. 47........ JW L1642-147 ...............O-Ring ................................................... ............................................... 1 48........ JW L1442-122 ...............Spind le Lo ck Pin.................................... .........................[...]
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28 Wi r i ng Di agram for JW L-164 2E VS[...]
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29 Wi r i ng Di agram for JW L-164 2E VS-2[...]
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30 In dexe r Posit ions How to u se t h e c hart A di agra m of the index er i s s ho w n at right , as vi ewed fr o m the tail stock end of the Lat he. Points A, B and C are t he holes in t he head casting. The hol es in the spindl e collar m ay be considered as num bered 1 thr ough 12. Ex a m ple: You wish to rout 9 fl utes on your s pi ndle blan[...]
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31 Notes:[...]
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32 WM H Tool Gr oup 2420 Van t age Drive Elgin, Il l inois 6 0124 Phone : 800 -274-6848 www.wm htoolgr oup.com[...]