Foredom BL User Manual download pdf (Page 2)

You have purchased a fine quality power tool

which will do a wide variety of tasks difficult to

do with any other kind of power tool. Foredom

Power Tools are manufactured to high standards

of precision and performance and, with proper

operation and maintenance, will give you many

years of trouble-free use.

Safety Instructions

Before using your Foredom Bench Lathe, please

read all safety instructions.

They are for your

protection and should always be followed to reduce

the risk of personal injury or damage to the tool.

Always wear proper eye and face protection. Safety

glasses or face shields should be worn whenever

you operate a Foredom or any power tool to

prevent serious eye or face injuries.

Do not wear

loose clothing or jewelry and be sure to

tie back

long hair

Always use a proper dust collection system or

wear a respirator to prevent the inhalation of dust

particles or other debris into your lungs.

Never

operate an accessory at speeds above its

maximum speed rating. When properly used, all

of Foredom’s accessories can be operated at the

speeds listed in Foredom catalogs or on the

packaging. Only accessories rated for 7,000 RPM

or higher should be used with the Bench Lathe.

Always determine the manufacturer’s speed rating

before using accessories other than Foredom’s.

Never use or continue to use any accessory which

appears to be damaged, loose, vibrating, or out of

balance. Inspect each accessory for cracks or flaws

before using it.

Always insert the shank or arbor of an accessory

or mandrel into the collet (or collet holder chuck or

chuck arbor) as far as possible in order to provide

proper support. Tighten the collet or

chuck securely.

Always make sure that accessory tightening tools

such as the pin and wrench are

removed before the

lathe is turned on.

Assembly Instructions

BL Bench Lathes have 5/16” (8mm) straight motor

shafts and come with A-TM5 (left hand) and A-TM6

(right hand) tapered spindles. These precision

made spindles are suitable for speeds of 500 to

7,000 RPM. Similar spindles, supplied for slower

speed polishing motors, often do not run as true

which can cause vibration and be a potential

hazard.

Using spindles and other precision

accessories supplied for slower speed motors

is not recommended with this bench lathe.

Mounting Base: The Bench Lathe comes with

suction cup feet that help to secure the lathe to a

smooth work surface. To further prevent movement

while pressure is being applied to a buff or wheel,

the base should be bolted or screwed down to a

solid work bench or table. Use the four mounting

holes in the base for this purpose.

Using Attachments: The supplied A-TM6 tapered

spindle, and optional A-CHA-5 collet holder,

A-JCA-2 chuck arbor, A-WM6 wheel mandrel and

S.B0 flexades

are right hand side accessories,

intended for use on the right hand side of the lathe

as you face it.

Do not use them on the left side as

buff, wheel or tool may unscrew under load. The

supplied A-TM5 tapered spindle and optional

A-WM-5 wheel mandrel is intended

for use on the

left side only

. (Every spindle and mandrel is

marked with an R or L to indicate left or

right hand.)

Attach the spindles or mandrels by sliding them

onto the motor shaft until there is only a 1/8

″ space

between the motor housing and inside edge of the

spindle or mandrel. Be sure that the two set screws

line up with the flat on the motor shaft.

Tighten

both screws securely with supplied hex key.

See Figure 2 for mounting rubber wheels or other

accessories with 1/4

″ diameter center holes on

A-WM-6 wheel mandrel.

Use only 115 Volt AC 60 Hz for M.BL and use only

230 Volt AC 50 Hz for M.BL-2CE. Run the lathe at

slow speed without a buff (or wheel) to see that the

spindles, mandrel, or collet holder on the lathe

are running true.

Never use a buff, brush, abrasive wheel, or any

other accessory that is rated under 7,000 RPM.

Never use one that appears to wobble or vibrate.

It could damage the lathe or injure you.

Never use buffs over 4″ in diameter.

Never use a grinding wheel over 2

″ diameter nor

rubber bonded wheels over 3

″ in diameter.

Please refer to Figure 2 for the proper mounting

procedure for wheels or brushes on the A-WM-6

(or A-WM-5) mandrel.

Tapered Spindles: For use with cotton, felt,

and chamois buffs with shellac hardened leather or

lead centers. Also for felt inside ring buffs mounted

on wooden mandrels, EXL Wheels, Radial Bristle

Discs (with A-4561 or A-4562 tapered spindle

adapters), and any 3

″

or smaller wheels with arbor

holes up to 7/16

″

. Mounting Wheels onto Tapered

Spindles:

Turn lathe on and run at low speed.

Align arbor hole of accessory with screw-like

threads of tapered spindle. The accessory will self

tighten as it travels up the spindle threads. To

remove, turn lathe off and manually unscrew

your wheel or buff.

Collet Holder: Loosen the two hex or allen screws

on A-CHA-5 Collet Holder and slide onto exposed

motor shaft of BL Lathe. Position screws over the

flat area of the shaft and re-tighten.

Changing

Collets and Accessories:

The Collet Holder comes

with 3/32

″

, 1/8

″

and 1/4

″

collets for use with

accessories and mandrels with 3/32

″

, 1/8

″

and

1/4

″

diameter shanks. The 1/4

″

collet typically

comes installed. To switch out a collet and/or an

accessory with a different shank size, insert

supplied pin with safety spring into hole next to

the two set screws. Insert the wrench onto the flats

at the tip of the chuck nut and unscrew nut while

holding pin in place to keep spindle from turning.

Remove chuck nut and switch out collet. This may

require the use of a needle nose pliers. Replace

chuck nut and tighten after installing the shank of

the desired accessory or mandrel.

Never tighten a

chuck nut without an accessory installed, as

damage to the collet may occur.

Chuck Arbor:

Loosen the two hex or allen screws

on A-JCA-2 Chuck Arbor and slide onto exposed

motor shaft of BL Lathe. Position screws over the

flat area of the shaft and re-tighten.

Changing

Collets and Accessories:

The A-JCA-2 has a

geared 3-jaw #0 chuck. Open chuck jaws as far

as necessary with key provided. Insert shank of

accessory fully into the chuck. Tighten each of the

jaws with chuck key until accessory is secure and

centered. If accessor

y does not run true, reopen

jaws, rotate accessory and retighten. To release

accessory, simply reopen chuck jaws with key

and pull out accessor

Figure 1

Never use excessive side pressures which may

tend to bend or break the shank or arbor or an

accessory. Let the speed of the accessory do

the work.

Do not overload the lathe by jamming or using

excessive pressure on the polishing wheel, buff

wheel, or accessory.

Do not apply long time

continuous loading.

This can result in damage to

the lathe.

Never operate your power tool during a perceptible

power decrease. Turn the power tool off and do not

use until power is fully restored.

Use proper fusing procedures. The fuse holder is

located on the rear of the base. If a fuse blows,

make sure lathe is not being overloaded, line volt-

age is not low, and motor shaft turns freely.

Replace fuse with same type and ampere rating.

Use type 3AG “slow blow” fuses, 3 Amp for model

M.BL and 1.5 Amp for model M.BL-2CE.

Do not use a higher ampere fuse.

Use proper grounding procedures.

This tool

should be grounded while in use to protect the

operator from electric shock. The tool is equipped

with an approved 3-conductor cord and a 3-prong

grounding type plug to fit the proper grounding

receptacle. The green (or green and yellow)

conductor in the cord is the grounding wire. Never

connect the green (or green and yellow) wire to a

live terminal. If your unit is for use on less than 150

volts, it has a plug that looks like sketch A in Figure

1. An adapter (sketches B and C) can be used for

connecting plugs as shown in sketch A to 2-prong

receptacles. The green colored rigid ear, lug, etc.,

extending from the adapter must be connected to a

permanent ground such as a properly grounded

outlet box.

Some jurisdictions, including Canada,

prohibit the use of 3 to 2 prong adapters. Where

prohibited, they should not be used.

Use only

3-wire extension cords that have 3-prong ground-

ing type plugs and 3-pole type plugs and 3-pole

receptacles that accept the tool’s plug. Always

disconnect the power cord before servicing the

lathe. Never use in an area where flammable

vapors are present.

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