Manual Proxxon FD 150-E (page 7 of 19) (English)

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Caution!

When lifting the machine, make sure that the plastic hood 1(Fig.

2a)ofthe gear case is closed. Otherwise, close the hood and tight-

en the knurled screw 2, or else the cap could break as aresult.

1. To set up the lathe, remove it from the packaging and set it

up on astraight and level surface. The setup site must be sta-

ble and free from vibrations. Secure stability must be guar-

anteed!

2. Please note: The machine may only be operated if screwed

securely to the surface! Drill holes (Item 3) in the angle

flanges of the base end caps have been provided for this pur-

pose. Pleaseuse screws with a4mmdiameter.

3. In order to access the screw hole, it is important to fold up

the plastic hood 1ofthe gear case on the headstock side. To

do so, simply release the knurled screw 2(Fig. 2a) and swing

open the plastic hood.

Lathe elements and their operation

Tailstock (Fig. 3):

The tailstock 1onthe right side of the machine base contains

quill 2. The travelling lathe centre 3isinserted into the inside

cone contained within. This helps support and stabilise longer

workpieces.

Caution!

When the chuck projection is greater than the 3-fold workpiece

diameter,the workpiece should be generally held at the right

end by the tailstock with the lathe centre.

Ideally,the centre should engage with aso-called centring hole.

This can be established using the drill chuck available as acces-

sory. The procedure is described in detail later on.

Caution!

The location tapers must always be absolutely clean.

Dirtand particularly metal chips impair accuracy and can render

the quill and cone useless.

Working with the tailstock

1. To insert, e.g., the lathe centre 3, extend the quill 2byturn-

ing the handwheel 4approx. 10 mm.

2. Firmly insert the lathe centre with cone by hand into the quill.

The cone is seated tightly and cannot be pulled out from the

front.

3. To push the tailstock 1approximatelyuptothe workpiece, re-

lease the clamping lever 5(Fig. 3), push the tailstock on the

base guide to the required position and retighten the clamp-

ing lever 5. The lathe centre can be positioned on the work-

piece face side with regulated light pressure by turning the

handwheel 4. The quill should be clamped to this position by

tightening the knurled screw 6.

4. To release the cone of the travelling centre (or another utilised

tool), turn the handwheel 4toturn the quill 2asfar as pos-

sible into the tailstock after the work. The cone will release

and can be removed.

Cross slide (Fig. 4)

The cross slide 1enables the cutting tool 3tomove vertically to

the rotaryaxis of the workpiece by turning the handwheel 2.

This permits the infeed during work, i.e. to regulate the rate of

cut.

Caution: The handwheels of the machine are equipped with ro-

tating scale rings: To traverse the carriage by adefined amount,

the scale ring can be set to 0. The exact infeed can be read on

the scale while operating the handwheel.

Also, this enables the machining afrontal plane face of awork-

piece (face turning) or the so-called "parting"ofaworkpiece.

This is understood as partingbeyond the rotaryaxis so that the

workpiece is detached.

Working with the cross slide

1. The cross slide (together with the upper carriage) can be

pushed along the guide of the machine bed into the pro-

cessing position at the workpiece. To do so, release clamp-

ing lever 4, move the carriage to the required position and

retighten the clamping lever 4.

2. Regulate the position of the cutting tool 3byturning the

handwheel 2before and during work.

Upper carriage (Fig. 5)

The upper carriage 1enables the direct guiding and traversing

of the tool holder including the cutting tool preferably in the lon-

gitudinal direction.

In addition, the upper carriage in our machine can be swivelled:

This makes it possible to manufacture not just cylindrical work-

pieces by traversing the cutting tool parallel to the longitudinal

axis of the machine (longitudinal turning): Cone-shaped work-

pieces or tapered sections can also be turned if the upper car-

riage is swivelled somewhat.

We have attached an angle scale to help set the angle of the

cones to be manufactured.

The traverse path of the carriage on the precision dovetail guide

is 60 mm.

Working with the upper carriage

When delivered, the upper carriage 1isset exactly to =0°, i.e. for

(cylindrical) straight turning.

1. Move the cutting tool 3radially to the required position by

turning the handwheel 2.

2. Switch on the machine. Caution: make sure that the chuck

guard 6isinthe bottom position!

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