Jet Tools JWL-1442VS manual

Oper ati ng I nstr u c tio ns a nd P ar ts Ma nual JW L - 1442V S W ood Lat he 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 - 708358 Ph . : 800- 274- 6848 Re v isio n D1 11/ 2010 w ww .walt er mei er. com Copyrig h t © 2010 Walt er Meier ( M an u f act u r i n g) I n c This .pdf document [...]

2 W ar r a nt y and Se r vi c e Walter Meier (Manufacturing) I nc., warrants every product it sells. I f one of our tools needs service or repair, one of our A uthori z ed Service Centers located throughout the United States can give you quick service. I n m ost cases, any of these Walter Meier A uthoriz ed Service Centers can authori z e warranty [...]

3 T a bl e of Cont e nt s Wa rran ty a n d S erv i ce..........................................................................................................................2 T a bl e o f C on ten ts ...............................................................................................................................3 Wa rn in g s ......[...]

4 Warn i ngs 1. Read a n d underst an d t h e e n tir e ow n er’s ma nual befor e at t emptin g asse m bly or oper at ion . 2. This wood lat h e is des ig n ed a nd i n t e n ded f or u se by pr operly t rai n ed a n d e xper i e n c ed perso nnel only. I f yo u are not f am il i ar w ith t he pr oper a nd saf e oper at io n of a w ood lat h e, d[...]

5 23. Test eac h s et- u p by rev o l v i ng t h e w ork by ha n d t o i n s u r e i t clears t h e t ool res t a n d bed. Ch eck t h e set u p at t h e low est speed bef or e in cr eas i n g it t o t h e operat in g speed. 24. U s e t h e corr ec t cu t t in g t ool for t h e oper at ion t o be per f or med an d keep all tools s h ar p. 25. U s e [...]

6 Int r o duc t i on This m a nual i s pr o v ided by Walt er M ei er ( Man u f act u ri n g) I n c. , coveri n g t h e saf e operat i on a n d m ai n t e n a n c e pr oced u r es for a M odel JWL- 1442VS Wood Lat h e. T h is ma nu a l co n t ai n s i n st r u ct io n s o n i n st all at io n , saf ety pr ecau t io n s, ge n er a l oper ati n g pr [...]

7 Read a nd u nderst and t he entire co nte n ts o f thi s m an ual befo re a ttem ptin g assem b ly or operat i on! Fai lure to comp l y may cause serious inj ury. Shi ppi ng Co nt e nt s Co n ten t s o f t h e S h i pp i ng Co n t ain ers 1 Lat h e w ith Leg Set 1 T ailst o ck 1 Headstock 1 Face Pl at e 1 Tool R est Body 1 Acce ssory Packag e 1 O[...]

8 2. Th r ead adj u st ab le f eet ( A, Fig. 1) i n to s t a n d leg (B, Fig. 1) . Th ere is a f lat spot on t h e s h af t n ear t h e f oot t h at w il l acco m m odat e a wr en c h . Th r ead a he x nu t ( C , Fi g. 1) o n t o s h af t a n d lea v e loose for n ow . 3. Moun t t h e leg to lat h e bed w i t h f o u r 5/ 16” f l at w ash er s an[...]

9 G r oun di ng I ns t r uc t i ons T his too l m ust be groun ded while i n use to pr otect the oper ator f rom electric shock. I n t h e e v e n t of a ma lfunct io n or break down , groun d i n g pr o vides a pat h of least r esist a n ce f or electr ic cu r re n t t o r edu c e th e risk of electr i c sh oc k. T his t ool is eq uipped w it h a [...]

10 Cont r ol s a nd F e at ur e s E. Headstock Lock H and le: (E, Fig. 4) Locks t h e h ead in posi tio n . Unl ock t he h a n d l e t o posi t i on t h e h ead i n a n y l ocat i o n a lo n g t h e lath e bed. Ti g h t e n h a n d le w h e n pr operly positio n ed. F. Headstock In dex ing Pi n: (F , F i g. 4 Tu r n t he knu r led k n ob co un t er[...]

11 K. Headstock Face plate: (K , F i g . 7 ) U s ed for tu r n i n g bow l s. T h er e are a num ber of scr ew h oles for m oun t i n g t h e w orkpiece. Th r ead t h e f aceplate o n to t h e sp i n d le in a clockw i se direct io n . R em o v e t h e f acep lat e by pu s hi n g i n headst ock spi n d le lock a n d u s i n g t h e pr ov ided wr en[...]

12 Lath e To o l s I f possible, select o nly h ig h q u a lity, h ig h s peed st eel t u r n i ng t ool s w it h lo n g h a ndles. As o n e becomes prof i ci e n t in tu r ni n g, a v ar i et y of s peci alty t ool s f or specif i c applic atio n s c a n be acq ui r ed. T h e f ol lowi n g t ools provide t h e bas ics f or most w oodt u rni n g pr[...]

13 O p erati on s St o ck Sel ect i o n Stock for spindl es s ho u ld be str aig h t grai n ed a n d fr ee o f ch ecks, cracks, k n ots a n d ot h er d efect s. I t sh o uld be cu t 1/8" t o 1/4" lar ger t h an t h e f inis h ed diam et er a n d may req u ire ad ditio n a l l e ngt h t o remo v e e nds if r eq uired. Larger stoc k s h o u[...]

14 Bead s 1. Pl ace t h e part i n g tool o n the t ool rest an d mo v e t h e t ool f orw ar d to make t h e f u l l be v e l of t h e t ool con t act t h e w orkpiece. G en t l y raise h a n d le t o make cu t t o t h e appr opr iate dept h . 2. Repeat f or ot h er side of t h e bead. 3. U s i n g a s mal l skew or spi n d le go u ge, s tar t in [...]

15 Sa nding a nd Fin is hin g Leavi n g clea n c u t s w ill redu ce t h e a m o un t of san d i n g r eq uired. Beg i n w it h a f i ne sa n d paper ( 120 grit or f in er ). Coarser san dpaper w ill le a ve deep scr atch es t h at are dif ficu lt t o remov e, and dul l crisp det ail s. Fo ld t h e sa ndpaper i n t o a p ad; do not w r ap san dp ap[...]

16 F ace P l ate o r Ch u ck Wh i l e f acep lates ar e the si mplest , m ost reli ab le m et hod of h ol din g a bl ock of w ood for tu r n i n g, chu cks c a n als o be u se d. A c hu ck is n ot a r e q u i rem en t bu t i s h an d y wh en wo rk in g on m o re t h a n o n e piece at a t im e. Rat h er t h a n remo vi n g scr ews , you sim p ly op[...]

17 T o Sh ap e t h e Ou t si d e o f a Bow l O dd sh aped b u r ls, crot ch es a n d ot h er irr eg u lar sh ape d b la n ks r eq uire spec ial prepar atio n bef or e m o un ti n g i n a c hu c k, or on t o a f aceplat e. 1. Rem o v e t h e bar k, if th ere is an y , f rom wh at appears to be t h e ce n t er of t h e t op of w orkpiece. 2. D r iv e[...]

18 T o Sh ap e t h e I n t eri o r o f a Bo wl 1. Stop t h e lat h e a n d mo v e t h e t ail st ock aw ay. R em o v e t h e c e n ter fro m th e ta il sto ck to p rev e n t bum pi ng it w it h y ou r elbow . 2. Adju st t h e t oo l s u pp ort i n f ro n t of t h e bow l j u st below t h e c e n t erli n e, at a r ig h t a n g le to t h e lath e be[...]

19 Ad j u stm en ts Ad j u st i n g t h e Cl amp i ng M ech an i sm Th e c la m ps are pr e-s et at the fact ory an d s h o uld n ot n ee d a n y a d ju stm en t. H owev er, i f a dju stmen t i s n eed ed, r em o v e t h e st ud (A, Fig. 23) . Loose n t h e locki n g h a n d l e a n d sl ide th e h eadst ock, tailstoc k or t ool rest t o t h e edg [...]

20 O p ti o n al Accesso r ies Safe ty Guard Th e J WL-1442V S S af ety G u ar d is a n opt i o n a l accessory. R efe rri n g to F i gu re 26 : 1. Moun t t h e g u ard br acket (A) t o t h e h eadst ock w i t h t wo 3/ 8” f lat w ash ers, two 3/ 8” lock w ash er s a n d t w o 3/8” -16 x 1-1/ 2” socket h ead cap screw s ( B). 2. At tach t h[...]

21 T r oubl e s hoot i ng Proble m Possi bl e Ca use Sol ut ion Excess ive Vi brat ion. 1. Wor kpiece w ar ped, ou t of rou n d, h as m ajor f law , im pr oper ly prepar ed f or tu rnin g, o r R P M i s se t to o h i g h 2. Wor n spi n d le bear i n gs 3. Worn belt 4. Mot or moun t bolts loose 5. Lat h e o n un e v e n s u rf ac e 1. Corr ect pr ob[...]

22 Bed Asse mb l y Part s L i st Index N o. Part No. Descript ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. JW L1442-201 ..........Be d .................................................................................................... 1 2 .............. JW L1442-202 ..........Stu d ..............................................................................[...]

23 Head st o ck A sse mb l y – P art s L i st Index N o. Part No. Descript ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. JW L1442-101 ..........Spu r C en te r ......................................................MT2 ........................... 1 2 .............. JW L1442-102 ..........Fa c e P l a te........................................................6?[...]

24 Head st o ck A sse mb l y – P art s L i st Index N o. Part No. Descript ion Si ze Q t y 5 1 ............ TS - 0081031 ............H e x H ead Bolt ..................................................5/1 6 ”-1 8 x 3 /4” ............ 2 5 2 ............ TS - 0720081 ............L o ck Was h er ...................................................[...]

25 Head st o ck A sse mb l y[...]

26 St an d Assemb l y Index N o. Part No. Descript ion Si ze Q t y 3 .............. JW L1642-203 ..........Sta n d ................................................................................................. 2 5 .............. JW L1642-205 ..........JE T S tri pe .................................................................................[...]

27 Safe ty Guard As sembl y Index N o. Part No. Descript ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. JW L1442-301 ..........Gu ard Br ac ke t .................................................................................... 1 2 .............. TS - 0270011 ............S et S cre w ........................................................5/1 6 ”-1 8 x 1/4 ?[...]

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29 Ap pe nd i x – I nd exer P o si tion s How to use t he char t A di agr a m of t h e i n de x er is s h ow n at rig h t , as v i ew ed f rom th e t ail st ock e n d of t h e Lat h e. Poin t s A, B a n d C are t h e h o les i n t h e h ead cast in g. T he h o les in t h e s p in dle col l ar may be con s idered as numbered 1 t h ro u g h 12. Ex [...]

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32 WALT ER MEIER (M anuf act ur ing) In c. 427 New Sanford Road LaV ergne, T ennessee 37086 Ph . : 800- 274- 6848 ww w.j ett too l s.c o m ww w. wal te rm ei e r.c om[...]