Grizzly G0624 User Manual

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G0624 10" Benchtop Lathe

To remove the live center:

1. Turn the quill handwheel counterclockwise

until the tailstock quill bottoms out, causing
the center to be forced out of the quill.

The tailstock quill lock handle must always

be locked down while the lathe is in use. The

workpiece can be thrown from the lathe if

this step is not observed. Also, the tailstock

quill should not protrude from the tailstock

housing more than 2'' or the quill will not be

supported enough. Failure to follow these

warnings may result in personal injury.

Installing/Removing

Faceplate

The faceplate can be installed only if the spur cen-
ter has been removed from the headstock spindle.
The knock-out bar is included with the lathe for
installing and removing the faceplate.

To install the faceplate:

1. UNPLUG LATHE FROM POWER!

2. Remove the spur center (See Page 15).

3. Thread the faceplate onto the headstock

spindle.

4. Using the knock-out bar, hand tighten the

faceplate as shown in

Figure 15.

Note: Reverse Steps 3-4 to remove the face-
plate.

Figure 15. Tightening faceplate.

To mount a workpiece to your faceplate, refer to

Page 19.

Selecting Turning

Tools

Lathe tools come in a variety of shapes and sizes
and usually fall into five major categories.

•

Gouges—Mainly  used  for  rough  cutting,
detail  cutting,  and  cove  profiles.  The  rough
gouge  is  a  hollow,  double-ground  tool  with
a round nose, and the detail gouge is a hol-
low, double-ground tool with either a round or
pointed nose.

Figure 16 shows an example

of a gouge.

Figure 16. Gouge.

•

Skew Chisel—A very versatile tool that can
be used for planing, squaring, V-cutting,
beading, and parting off. The skew chisel is
flat, double-ground with one side higher than
the other (usually at an angle of 20-40˚).