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    -1 - If you need help with your new item, contact us at: (360) 734-1540 • FAX: (360) 676-1075 Chucks ar e heav y ! Get assistance when installing or re movin g the chuck from t he lathe. Wear heav y dut y le ather b oots for foot and toe prote ction, and keep hand s and fingers away from all pinch points . Ignoring this warning can lead to a seve[...]

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    -2 - 6. While the back plate is still installed in the lathe, scribe a 147mm diameter centerline in the face of the back plate. This centerline is for the chuck mounting bolt holes. 7. Along the circumference of the centerline just scribed, mark and center punch the three mounting bolt hole locations 120° apart. 8. Remove the back plate from the l[...]

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    -3- Care & Maintenance For optimum performance from your chuck, follow the maintenance schedule below, and never hammer on the chuck, jaws, or a workpiece clamped in the chuck. Never subject the chuck to abrasives, flame, or water. Daily: • Check/correctloosemountingbolts. • Use a vacuum, rag, or brush to clean the chuck after [...]

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    -4- Copyright © Mar ch, 2010 By South Bend Lathe Co . WARNING: No portion of this manual ma y be r epr oduced in any shape or form without the written appr oval of South Bend Lathe Co . #CR12664 Printed in T aiwan. www .southbendlathe.com Troubleshooting If you need replacement parts, or if you are unsure how to do any of the solutions given here,[...]