Craftsman 113.228162 Owner's Manual

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the roughed-off cylinder, you can quickly mark the variouspoints of the critical diameters. To make each sizing cut, useoutside calipers and set these by actually measuring thelength of the vertical line on the pattern which representsthe diameter desired. Then make the sizing cut, down to theproper diameter by using the calipers to determine whenthe cut is finished. After making the sizing cuts, hang thepattern behind the lathe where it will serve as a guide forcompletion of the workpiece.Using a Template and a Diameter BoardWhen many identical turnings are to be produced, it is aconvenience to have a prepared template. This can be madeof thin wood or cardboard -- and is cut on a band saw orscroll saw to have the exact contour of the finished turning.The number one finished turning can also be used as atemplate. Attach the template to a board; then mount theboard behind the lathe, on hinges, so that the template canbe moved down to touch the workplace and allow you toclosely observe progress of your work.USING ATEMPLATEUSING ADIAMETER BOARDtf a great many turnings are being produced, a diameterboard will save the time used for resetting calipers, This issimply a thin board along the edge of which a number ofsemi-circular cuts have been prepared to represent all thevarious caliper settings required for measuring the sizingcuts. Each semi-circular cut is held against the workpieceinstead of using the calipers.USING DIAMETER SIZING GAUGE - 24909Production work can be further speeded by the use of theDiameter Sizing Gauge - 24909 to take the place of calipermeasurements, The positions of the ar ms are set to indicatethe various sizing cuts to be made. Each arm is of such alength that it will drop all of the way down past the backside of the workpiece when the wood under it has been cutout to the desired depth of the sizing cut.USING COPY CRAFTER - 24907To make identical spindles for chairs, table tegs, or toexactly copy an existing turning the Copy Crafter -24907 isused, Follow the outline of original turning or template andthe cutting tool duplicates the workpiece. Spindle turningsup to 2-1/2 inches in diameter, 36 inches long can beduplicated from original turnings; up to 6 inches in diameter;36 inches long from a template. Shallow faceplate turningsup to 8 inches in diameter can be duplicated fi:om templates.LONG SPINDLESA long turning can be worked in short sections, with jointsarranged to be at shoulders where they will not be noticed.Long thin work that is likely to whip while turning should besupported at one or two places by a backstick. This is easy tomake. A Simple one consists of a short length of woodmounted vertically in an extra tool rest, and notched so thatit can be used to support the spindle from behind. Animproved type -- which uses 2 roller skate wheels to formthe notch -- also is shown.23