LatheSafetyandOperation*NOTICE*Rulesandguidelineslistedonthispageareonlyreminders.Personsmustreadlabsafetymanual,machinemanual,andbetrainedbyWRLManager.*NOTICE*Latheoperationmustbeapprovedbysupervisorforeveryuse.Turningworkisverydangerouswhendonebyinexperiencedpersons.Extensivetrainingandexperienceisrequiredtooperatelathewithoutdirectandconstantsupervision.SafetyRules•Safetyglassesarerequired.Faceshieldisrecommended.Respiratormayberequired.•Don’twearlooseclothingorgloves,keeplonghairtiedback.Rolluplongsleeves.Theseitemswillgetcaughtinbitorspindle.•Neveradjustlatheorsetupwhilelatheisrunning.Thisincludestoolrest.•Alwaysfollow4inchrule.Keephandsawayfromstockwhilelatheison.•Stoplathewhenusingcalipersoranytypeofgauge.•Toolsmustbekeptsharpforuse.Don’tusedulltools,reportthemtothesupervisor.•Removetoolrestwhensandingorpolishing.•Sandingandpolishingisdoneonthebottomsideofthepieceonly.•Setupsrequiringanythingotherthanthestandardlatheequipmentmustbeapprovedbysupervisor.•Ifmachineismalfunctioningstopimmediatelyandreporttosupervisor.•Faceplateturningrequiresexperienceandtrainingandisthereforenotmentionedonthispage.Howeveritispermittedonlyaftercontinuousdemonstrationofunderstandingandexperience,andpropertraining.Operation•Putonyoursafetyglassesorfaceshield.•Makesurestockisfreefromchecks,looseknots,otherdefects,oranykindofmetal.•Latheshavevariablespeeds.Consultyoursupervisorfortheappropriatespeedforacut.•Findcenterofstockonbothendsandplacethemintothecenters.•Clampdeadcentertothebedandtightenintostock.•Adjusttoolrestintoworkpiecewhilegivingitsomeroombetweenitandthepiece.•Makesurepieceisfirmlyheldinbothcentersandallclampsaretight.•Turnpiecebyhandtocheckforclearance.•Selecttoolforthejobathand.Ifyoudon’tknowthedifferencebetweentooltypesconsultyoursupervisor.•Turnlatheonwhilestandingcompletelytotheleftside.•HoldtoolfirmlywithBOTHhands.•Makesuretoolisflatandfirmlyagainstrestbeforebringingitintothestock.•Adjusttoolrestfrequentlyandonlywhenlatheisoff.•Stoplathebeforeremovinganyworkordebris.•Teardownallsetupsmade.Setupsmaybeleftwithapprovalofsupervisor.•Cleanoffallshavingsonandaroundlathe.Donotremovemetalshavingswithvacuum,dustcollection,orhands.