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Oper ati ng I nstr u c tio ns a nd P ar ts Ma nual 42 ” x 24 ” Woo dtur ni ng La the Mod el 42 24B WALT ER MEIER (M anuf act ur ing) In c. 427 N ew Sa n f or d Road LaVerg n e, Tennessee 37086 Part No. M - 1794224B Ph . : 800- 274- 6848 Re v isio n B2 09/ 2012 w ww . pow e r matic. com Copyrig h t © 2012 Walt er Meier ( M an u f act u r i n g)[...]
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2 1.0 W ar ranty an d Serv i ce Wal t er M ei er (M anuf ac t uri ng) I nc. , war ran t s ev ery pr oduct it sells . I f one of our t ools needs ser v i ce or r epai r , one of our A u t hor i zed S er v i ce C en t er s l ocat ed t hr oughout t he Unit ed S t a t es can gi v e y ou qui ck serv i ce. I n m os t cases, any of t hese Wal t er Mei er [...]
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3 2.0 T a b l e of c ont e nt s S e c t i o n P a g e 1 .0 W arranty and S e rv ic e ..................................................................................................... ....................................... 2 2 .0 Tab le of c o ntents ...............................................................................................[...]
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4 1 7 .3.1 L amp Hold e r Se t – E xplod ed V ie w ....................................................................................... .................... 4 0 1 7 .3.2 L amp Hold e r Se t – P arts L is t ........................................................................................... .......................... 4 1 1 7 .3.3 L amp[...]
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5 3.0 S afety wa rning s 1 . R e ad and und e r s tand e nt i re o wne r' s m anu al be f or e a tt empt i n g a ssem bl y or oper a t i on . 2. Rea d a n d un derst a n d th e wa rn i n gs posted on the m ac h i ne and i n th is m a nu al. F ai l ure t o com pl y w i t h a ll of t h ese w a rn i n gs ma y cau se ser i ou s i n j u r y . 3. Re[...]
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6 26. Tu r n of f t h e ma ch i n e befor e cl ea n i n g. U se a br u sh or c ompr e ss ed a i r t o r emov e ch ips or debr i s — d o n ot u se y ou r ha n ds. 27. Do n ot sta n d on th e ma ch in e. Ser iou s i nj ury cou ld oc cu r i f t h e m a chi n e ti ps ov er . 28. N ev er l ea v e t h e l at h e runn i n g un att en ded. Tu rn t h e po[...]
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7 5.0 Fe atu res Fi gur e 1 1. Sl idi n g h ea dst ock 2. Ru bber t ool m a t 3. Qu a d recept a c l e 4 . G uard 5. Goo sen eck l a m p s ( bu l bs n ot in cl u ded) 6. Va cu u m chu ck 7. Adj u st a b l e 14-i n ch t ool r est w it h bev el 8. Compa r a t or br a ck et 9 . T ailsto c k q uill wi th la s e r-etc he d s c ale 10. Ta i l st ock h an[...]
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8 6.0 Sp ecif i ca ti on s Model num ber .................................................................................................................. ....................................... 4224B Stock num ber ................................................................................................................... ..................[...]
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9 Dim ensions: Leg footprint ................................................................................................................ . 63” L x 24” W (1600 x 610 mm ) Bed length ................................................................................................................... ......................... 63” (1600 m m ) [...]
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10 Fi gur e 2 (i tem s no t to s c ale ) 7.0 Setu p an d assem b l y 7. 1 S hip pin g c onte nts ( See Figu r e 2) Q t y . A L amp s ...................................................... 2 B S pur c e nter .............................................. 1 C L ive c e nte r w it h pi n ................................ 1 D L e v eling f oot .........[...]
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11 7. 2 To ol s req u i red f o r assemb l y pr ov ided: 1 9 m m co m b i nati o n wre nc h (f o r he ad s t o c k) n ot pr ov i ded: 4 m m he x ke y (f o r c o llars , l amp s ) 8mm h ex k ey ( for legs, bra ck ets) 10mm h ex k ey ( for tool ca ddy ) 14mm o pen -e n d or so ck et w r en ch ( for l a mps) Ot h er t ools ma y be r equ ir ed, depen d[...]
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12 8. W i th a ssist a n ce, r a i se be d a n d leg a s sem bly r i gh t -si de u p. Bed an d leg as sem bly i s hea vy. U se ca re w he n l if t i ng. 9. Rot a t e t h e lev el in g feet a s n eed ed to e st a bli sh le vel f o r the la the . 10. I n st a l l h e a dst ock, t ool r est ba s e a n d t a il st ock , a n d bot h stop bol ts ( B, Fi [...]
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13 Fi gur e 1 1 4. Th e gu a rd ca n be piv ot ed to on e o f t w o posi t i on s: Op er a ti n g mode, or t i l t ed ba ck for s toc k lo a ding . 5. Pu ll u p on pl u n ger a n d begi n ti l t i n g gu ar d, th en r el ea se plu n ger . W h en gu a rd r ea c h es ei t h er of t h e t w o posi ti on s, pl u n ger w ill en ga ge. ( S w i n g l a mp[...]
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14 Fi gur e 1 4 7. U n screw st op bolt f r om l a th e bed ( Fi gu r e 15) , a n d in ser t it int o h ol e a t en d of bed ex ten si on . Fi gur e 1 5 7.10.2 20” B e d Exte ns i on K i t (629 4900 ) Tool s requ i r ed: 8 m m he x ke y 1 0 m m he x ke y St r a i g h t Edg e 1. Sl i de t a i lst ock aw ay from edge of b ed. 2. Pl a ce a st ra i g[...]
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15 Fi gur e 1 8 Fi gur e 1 9 7.10.3 63- inch B ed Ext ens io n Tool s requ i r ed: 1 0 m m he x ke y Dea d bl ow ma l l et ( or ha mm er w i t h w ood bl ock) Th e opti on a l 63- i n ch bed ex t en sion w i t h leg a ssembl y is m ou n ted t o t h e u pper set o f h ol e s i n si mi la r f a sh i on t o th e 20- in ch bed ex ten si on . In st a ll[...]
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16 Fi gur e 2 2 Mat er i als u sed: 2 – 2x 6’s ( cu t t o l en gt h ). 10 – w ood d ow el s, 4’ len gt h , 5/8” di a m et er. 1. M ar k y o u r h ol e cen t er s ( 2 ” c en t er s) a l on g th e le ng th o f a 2 x6 . P lac e the ho le s s o t hat the to p s o f the d o w e ls will be e ven with the to p s of t h e ledge s on t h e La t [...]
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17 Th e in v er t er does n ot r equ i re an y pr ogr a mmi n g; i t h a s been pr e- progr a mme d fr om t h e f a ct or y. The but t ons o n the f ace of t he i nv erte r sh ould n eve r be pu sh ed at an y t i me. U se on l y t h e con t r ol s on t h e fr on t of t h e h e a dstock . If y ou su sp ect a pr oble m w i th t h e in v ert er or i t[...]
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18 9. 3 Too l s up port A 14 ” to ol su pp or t i s prov i ded w it h y ou r l a th e. It i s desi gn ed t o a l low a dju st men t f or h ei ght , posit i on on t h e bed, a n d an gle t o t h e w ork . Loo sen l ock in g h an dle on t ool su ppor t ba se ( C, Fi gu r e 25) t o sl i de su p port ba se forw a r d or ba ck , a n d t o a n gle i t [...]
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19 9. 7 Cent ers : I n stal l i n g / remo vi n g 1. Di scon n ect l a t h e fr om pow er sou r ce. 2. To ins t al l a s p ur c e nte r o r li ve c e nte r (a s p ur cen ter sh ou l d fir st be m ou n t ed t o y ou r w or k piece; see se ct i on 1 1.4 ) , cl ea n t a per ed e nd of ce nte r and ins i d e of he ad s t oc k tap e r spi n dle, t h en [...]
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20 Fi gur e 2 9 3. In st a ll compa ra t or dea d c en t er in t h e c o mp arat o r b rac ke t a nd ti g hte n lo c k hand l e . See Fi gu r e 30. 4. M oun t spu r cen t er w ith t h e spin dl e bl a n k th a t y ou w ill be tu r n in g. Loos en t a il st ock lock i n g h an dl e, an d sl i de t a il st ock un t i l liv e cen t er i s a bou t 1- i[...]
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21 Fi gur e 3 2 5. Th e bea r in g l ock n u t sh ou ld be t i gh ten ed j u st en ou gh to r emov e en d pla y , a n d spin dl e s hould still ro tate f ree ly. Run the lathe f o r a ti me , and c he c k f o r he at f ro m t he s p i nd le bea ri n gs. If t h e bea r i n gs ar e ru nn in g h ot , th e bea ri n g lock n u t i s t oo t i gh t a n d [...]
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22 10.0 Oper a ti ng c ont r ol s See F igur e s 33 a nd 3 4. (H) Vac u u m o n/of f s w itc h w i th g a u ge . (I) O n/O ff (h e ad s to ck): P u sh i n to st op l a th e; pu l l o ut to s tar t. (J ) F o rward /re vers e W h en tu rn i n g w i t h f a ce pl a te or v a cuu m ch u ck, m ak e su r e both set scr ew s on t h e pl a te/ ch u ck a r [...]
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23 Part i n g Tool - 1 / 8 " , us ed f o r s c rap ing , maki ng a c ut-of f , o r to se t d iame te rs f o r s izing. Fi gur e 3 5 B a sic T u r ni ng T ool s F o r s a f e t y and b es t pe r fo r m anc e , ke ep t oo ls s har p . If a tool st op s cu t t i n g or r equ i r es ex ce ssiv e pr es su r e to m a k e a cu t , i t n eeds t o b e [...]
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24 3. Dr iv e t h e spu r cen t er a bou t 1/4” i n t o t h e w or k piece, u si n g a w ood ma ll et or dea d bl ow ham m e r as s ho wn in F i g ur e 3 8 . Be c are f ul t hat y ou do n ot spl it t h e w ork pi ece. Ne v er u s e a st eel fa ce hamm er an d n ev er d rive t he wor kpie ce onto t he sp ur c ent er w hi le i t i s mount e d i n t[...]
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25 6. Add det a il s to t h e w ork pi ece w it h sk ew , pa rt i n g t ool , scr a per or spi n dl e gou g e. 11.5.2 B eads 1 . Ma ke a p arti ng c ut f o r what is to b e a be ad to t h e desir e d de pth . Pl a ce t h e pa r t in g t ool on t h e t ool su p por t a n d mov e to ol f or w a r d to m a ke t h e fu l l bev el of t h e tool co me i [...]
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26 11.6.1 Mo unt i ng S t ock U se of a fa ce pla t e is th e most com m on met h od for h oldi n g a block o f w oo d for t u rn in g bow l s a n d pl a tes: 1. Sel ect sto ck a t l e a st 1/ 8" t o 1/ 4" la r ger th an ea ch di men sion on th e fi n i sh ed w or k pi ece. 2. Al w ay s sele ct t h e la r gest di a met er f a c e pl a te [...]
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27 ot h er gou ges. M ost a v era ge si z ed bow l w or k can be a cco mpl ish ed w i t h a 3/ 8" or 1/2" bow l gou ge. A 1/ 4" bow l gou ge i s b est su i t ed f or sm a ll er bow ls a n d l i gh t fini sh in g cu t s. La rger 3/ 4" a n d 1" bow l gou ge s a r e on l y u sed for ex t rem el y l a r ge pi eces. La rge dom e[...]
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28 (NO T E : T ry t o m a ke o ne , ve ry l i g ht c o nt i nuo us mov emen t from t h e r i m t o th e bot t om of t h e bow l t o en su r e a cl ea n , sw eepi n g cu rv e t h r ou gh th e piece. Sh ou l d th er e be a few s ma l l r i dges l ef t , a l i gh t cu t w it h a la r ge dome d s cr a per ca n ev en ou t t h e su r fa ce. ) 7. Dev el o[...]
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29 13.0 O ption al a ccesso ries Th ese it em s, pu r ch a sed se pa ra t ely, can en han ce t h e fu n cti ona l i ty of y ou r la th e. Con ta ct y our Pow er ma tic d e a le r f o r mo re inf o rmatio n. p/ n 62947 32 – H ea v y du ty outboa r d tur n i n g st an d p/ n 62947 40 – Bow l tu rn in g t ool su ppor t ( RH ) p/ n 62947 51 – Bow[...]
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30 14.0 Tr oubl e s hoot i ng t he 4224B Tr ou ble Pr oba bl e Ca u s e Reme dy La th e w on ’t sta r t . N o i n comi n g pow er . Ch eck pow er su pply , l ea d con n ect i on s R em o te switc h sto p is active . R ese t re mo te s w itch. Pr oblem w i th in v ert er . C o ntac t W alt e r Me ie r T e c hnic al Ser v i ce. M ot or fa il s t o [...]
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31 15.0 R eco m m e n d ed L ath e Sp ee ds (per diameter of w or kpiece) Di a meter of Wor k Rough ing R PM G ener al Cutt ing RP M Fin ishing RPM Under 2” 1520 3000 3000 2” t o 4 ” 760 1600 2480 4” t o 6 ” 510 1080 1650 6” t o 8 ” 380 810 1240 8” t o 10 ” 300 650 1000 10” t o 12” 255 540 830 12” t o 14” 220 460 710 14”[...]
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32 17.0 R ep l acem en t P ar ts Repl a cem en t pa r t s ar e li sted on t h e f ol low in g pa ges. To or d er pa r t s or r ea ch o u r ser v i ce depa rt men t, cal l 1- 800- 2 74- 6 84 8 M on da y t h r ou gh Fri day ( see ou r w ebsit e f or bu sin ess h ou r s, ww w. wa lt erm ei er .com ) . Ha vi n g t h e M odel N u mber a n d Ser ia l N u[...]
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33 17. 1.1 Head st o ck A sse mb l y – E xp l o d ed V i ew[...]
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34 17. 1.2 Head st o ck A sse mb l y – P art s L i st Index N o P art No Descript ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. 6294736 ..................Fa c ep l ate with se t scr ews .................................3 ” .............................. 1 2 .............. 6295796 ..................N ylon In se rt S oc ke t Se t Sc re w .....................[...]
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35 Index N o. P ar t No. Descript ion Size Q ’ty 5 8 ............ 6365012 ..................D oo r H in ge ......................................................................................... 1 5 9 ............ 6710015 ..................So ck et H ead C ap Sc re w ................................... #10- 24 x 1/2” .............. 2 6 0 ....[...]
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36 Index N o. P ar t No. Descript ion Size Q ’ty 117 .......... 3520B-292 ..............B ras s T i p ............................................................................................ 1 118 .......... 4224B-1118 .............C o rd H o l de r ........................................................................................ 1 119[...]
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37 17. 2.1 Bed an d L eg Assemb l y – Exp l o d ed V i ew[...]
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38 17. 2.2 Bed an d L eg Assemb l y – Part s L i st Index N o P art No Descript ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. 4224B- 201 ..............B ed.................................................................................................... 1 2 .............. 4224B- 202 .............. Leg ........................................................[...]
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39 Index N o. P ar t No. Descript ion Size Q ’ty 5 8 ............ 4224B- 258 ..............S o c ke t H e ad C ap S cre w ...................................1/2 ”-12 x 1” ................. 2 5 9 ............ TS - 0680041 ............F la t Wa sh e r ......................................................3/8 ” .......................... 11 6 [...]
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40 17. 3.1 L amp Ho l d er S et – E xp l od ed V i ew[...]
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41 17. 3.2 L amp Ho l d er S et – P art s L i st Index N o P art No Descript ion Si ze Q t y ................ 6294901 ..................La m p H o l de r S e t ( i nc l udes #1 thru 25) ................................................. 1 1 .............. 4224B- 301 ..............S upport Tu be .....................................................[...]
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42 17. 4.1 V acu u m Syst em – E xp l o d ed V i ew[...]
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43 17. 4.2 V acu u m Syst em – P art s L i st Index N o P art No Descript ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. 4224B- 401 ..............P re ss u re V acuu m Gau g e .................................................................... 1 2 .............. 4224B- 402 ..............Ga u g e F i ttin g......................................................[...]
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44 17. 5.1 20 -inc h Ex te ns ion B e d K it ( O p t i onal A cces so ry) – E x plode d Vi e w[...]
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45 17. 5.2 20 -inc h Ex te ns ion B e d K it ( O p t i onal A cces so ry) – P a rt s L i st Index N o P art No Descript ion Si ze Q t y ................ 6294900 ..................20 ” E x te n s i on B e d Ki t ( i ncl udes #1 t hr u 27) ........ .................................. 1 1 .............. 6294905 ..................20 ” E x te n si [...]
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46 17. 6.1 63- i n ch E xt en si o n Bed Assemb l y (Optio na l A cce s so ry) – Ex ploded V iew 17. 6.2 63- i n ch E xt en si o n Bed Assemb l y (Optio na l A cce s so ry) – Part s L i st Index N o P art No Descript ion Si ze Q t y ................ 6294904 ..................63 ” E x te n s i on B e d wi t h Leg ( i ncl udes #1 thru 10 . ) ..[...]
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47 17. 7.1 T ai l st o ck Ri ser Bl o ck As semb l y (O p t i on al A c ces so ry) – E x plode d Vie w 17. 7.2 T ai l st o ck Ri ser Bl o ck As semb l y (O p t i on al A c ces so ry) – P art s L i st Index N o P art No Descript ion Si ze Q t y ................ 6294903 ..................Ta il sto ck R is er B loc k A ss e m b l y (i ncl udes #1 [...]
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48 17. 8.0 O utboa rd Tur ni ng St a n d ( Op t i onal A cce ss ory) – Ex ploded V ie w 17. 8.1 O utboa rd Tur ni ng St a n d ( Op t i onal A cce ss ory) – Pa rts L i st Index N o. P art No. Descrip t ion Si ze Q t y. ................ 6294732 ..................H eav y Du ty Ou t board Tu r n i ng St and Assemb ly ( i ncl udes # 1 thru 7) ......[...]
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49 18.0 E l ect ri c a l Co n n ecti on s – 4224B L athe[...]
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50 NO T E S[...]
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51 NO T E S[...]
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52 WALT ER MEIER (M anuf act ur ing) In c. 427 New Sanford Road LaV ergne, T ennessee 37086 Phone: 800-274-6848 www.powerm atic.co m www.walterm eier.co m[...]