Pitsco Education Wheel Lathe User manual

Wheel
Lathe
60095 V0813
User Guide
Cautionary and Warning Statements
• Thiskitisdesignedandintendedforeducationalpurposesonly.
• Useonlyunderthedirectsupervisionofanadultwhohasreadand
understoodtheinstructionsprovidedinthisuserguide.
• Readwarningsonpackagingandinmanualcarefully.
• Safetyglassesrequired.
• DonotusewithDelrinwheels.

2 Wheel Lathe User Guide 60095 V0813
About the Lathe
ThistoolmakesiteasytocreateperfectlyroundwheelsforyourCO2
dragstersandothermodelcars.TheWheelLatheisdesignedforuse
withstandard-sizedragsterwheels(approximately35to40mm).
Caution: DonotusewithDelrinwheels.
Using the Lathe
1. Makesurethelatheissetona
solidsurfacesuchasadeskor
counterandplugitintoa120V
walloutlet.
2. Removethecarriage(Figure1).
3. Installthewheelonthe
wheelarborsotheinsideof
thewheelisfacingthelathe
(Figure2).
4. Putthecarriagebackonthe
twopostsbelowthewheel
arboronthelathe,placingit
overthewheel(Figure3).
5. Adjustthedialonthecarriage
sothecuttingtipisalmost
touchingthewheel.Turn
thedialclockwisetomove
closertothewheeland
counterclockwisetomove
fartherfromthewheel.
Figure 1
Figure 2
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Caution: Whileoperatingthelathe,keepngersawayfromthe
cuttingtipandtherotatingwheel.Andyoushouldwearsafety
glasses.
6. WhileholdingdowntheRUN
buttonwithonehand,slowly
turnthecarriagedialclockwise
untilthecuttingtipengages
withthewheel.Carefullymove
thecarriagebackandforth,
dialingdownuntilthewheelis
evenlytooled(Figure4).Letgo
oftheRUNbuttonperiodically
tocheckthewheel.Whenthe
wheeliscompletelyrounded
(youwon’tseeanybare,
untooledpartsonthewheel),
letgooftheRUNbutton.
Tip: Noticethattherearenumbersonthedial.Ifyouaredoingmore
thanonewheelandwantthemallthesamesize,besuretonotethe
nalnumberonthedialwhenyounishwiththerstwheelanddo
theotherwheelstothatsamenumber.Ifalaterwheelneedsmore
tooling,thennotethatnumberandredopreviouslytooledwheelsto
thatsamenumber.
7. Removethecarriageandthen
removethewheel.Continue
runningthelatheforother
wheelsasneeded(Figure5).
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4 Wheel Lathe User Guide 60095 V0813
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Troubleshooting Tip
Thetriangularcuttingtoolismadeof
carbide.Ifthecarriageisdropped,thetip
couldbreak.Ifthishappens,useasmallhex
keytoremovethescrewholdingthetipin
place(Figures6aand6b).Then,turnthetip
soanotherpointisfacingout.Replacethe
screwandcontinueusingthelathe.
Figure 6a
Figure 6b