Page 3 - Table of Contents
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -1- Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................... 2 Foreword ........................................................ 2Contact Info ................................................... 2Machine Data Sheet ...................................... ...
Page 4 - Foreword; INTRODUCTION; Contact Info
-2- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe If you have any comments regarding this manual, please write to us at the address below: Grizzly Industrial, Inc. C / O Technical Documentation Manager P.O. Box 2069 Bellingham, WA 98227-2069 Email: [email protected] We stand behind our machines. If you have any service...
Page 5 - Machine Data Sheet
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -3- The information contained herein is deemed accurate as of 11/12/2007 and represents our most recent product specifications. Due to our ongoing improvement efforts, this information may not accurately describe items previously purchased. PAGE 1 OF 3 Model G4003G MACHINE DA...
Page 7 - Identification
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -5- Figure 1. Model G4003G identification. Identification A. Quick Change Gearbox Levers B. Feed Rod Lever C. Emergency Stop/RESET Button D. POWER START Button E. Inching/Jog Button F. Feed Direction Lever G. Gear and Belt Cover H. Spindle Speed Lever (Alpha) I. Power Light J...
Page 10 - Additional Safety Instructions for Lathes
-8- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe No list of safety guidelines can be complete. Every shop environment is different. Always consider safety first, as it applies to your individual working conditions. Use this and other machinery with caution and respect. Failure to do so could result in serious per- sonal...
Page 11 - Glossary of Terms
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -9- The following is a list of common definitions, terms and phrases used throughout this manual as they relate to this lathe and metalworking in general. Become familiar with these terms for assembling, adjusting or operating this machine. Your safety is VERY important to us...
Page 12 - SECTION 2: CIRCUIT REQUIREMENTS
-10- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Serious personal injury could occur if you connect the machine to the power source before you have completed the set up pro- cess. DO NOT connect the machine to the power source until instructed to do so. 220V Single-Phase Grounding In the event of an electrical short, g...
Page 13 - Unpacking
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -11- Wear safety glasses dur- ing the entire set up pro- cess! This machine presents serious injury hazards to untrained users. Read through this entire manu- al to become familiar with the controls and opera- tions before starting the machine! Setup Safety SECTION 3: SETUP T...
Page 14 - Inventory; NOTICE
-12- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe After all the parts have been removed from the boxes, the following items should accompany your machine: Major Components (Figure 3) Qty. A. 6" Three-Jaw Chuck w/Jaws ...................... 1 B. Steady Rest ................................................ 1 C. Follow...
Page 15 - Clean Up; Site Considerations
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -13- Clean Up The unpainted surfaces are coated with a waxy oil to prevent corrosion during shipment. Remove this protective coating with a solvent cleaner or citrus-based degreaser such as Grizzly’s G7895 Citrus Degreaser. To clean thoroughly, some parts must be removed. Fig...
Page 16 - Mounting to Shop
-14- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe We recommend that you bolt your lathe to the floor. Because floor materials may vary, floor mounting hardware is not included. Since this is a precision machine, it is important to level the machine with a precision level when mounting. Bolting to Concrete Floors Lag shi...
Page 19 - Tailstock Setup
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -17- Figure 12. Finished dead center. The tailstock alignment was set at the factory with the headstock. However, we recommend that you take the time to ensure that the tailstock is aligned to your own desired tolerances. To align the tailstock: 1. Center drill a 6'' long pie...
Page 21 - Operation Safety; Spindle Speeds
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -19- Operation Safety Damage to your eyes, lungs, and ears could result from using this machine without proper protective gear. Always wear safety glasses, a respirator, and hearing protection when operating this machine. Loose hair and cloth- ing could get caught in machiner...
Page 24 - Centers; Spider
-22- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Figure 22. Spider. Centers A tailstock center supports stock that is too long to be supported by the chuck alone. The tailstock barrel and live center have an MT#3 taper. Included with this lathe is an MT#3 to MT#5 spindle sleeve. If you need to install a center in the s...
Page 25 - Steady Rest; Follow Rest
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -23- Figure 23. Steady rest in place. Mounting Bolt Steady Rest The steady rest supports long, small diameter stock that otherwise could not be turned because of deflection. We replaced the common brass wear pads at the ends of the fingers with bearings. Having bearings here ...
Page 27 - Feed Rate Chart; Gearbox Levers
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -25- Feed Rate Chart Figure 27. Quick change gearbox. To change the position of the feed selector, pull the knurled handle. This disengages a pin which is inserted into a selection hole. Position the lever in the down position and slide to the right or left until it is positi...
Page 28 - Carriage /Cross Feed
-26- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Figure 29. Carriage/cross feed lever in neutral position. Longitudinal and cross slide powered motions are controlled by the carriage/cross feed lever. The lever pivots through two stops that require moving the lever left and right as well as up and down. Moving this lev...
Page 30 - Change Gears and
-28- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe The chart is divided into 3 main columns. Starting from the left: Gear diagram, Combination of Gears and m / m Per Pitch. To use the chart: 1. Find the desired pitch in the chart ( Figure 34 ). This lathe can cut 29 different metric threads, but gear changes are required...
Page 32 - Tailstock Controls
-30- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Tailstock Controls Tool Post & Holder The tailstock ( Figure 38 ) serves many functions. The primary use is for holding centers and drill chucks. The barrel has a Morse taper # 3 bore and is imprinted with graduations in millimeters and inches. Figure 37 shows tool p...
Page 33 - SECTION 5: ACCESSORIES
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -31- Figure 41. H6095 Digital Readout. H6095—Digital Readout (DRO) This is one of the finest DRO's on the market today. Features selectable resolution down to 5µm, absolute/incremental coordinate display, arc function, radius/diameter function, master reference datum, 199 use...
Page 35 - SECTION 6: MAINTENANCE; Basic Maintenance
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -33- SECTION 6: MAINTENANCE Figure 49. Quick change gearbox lubrication. Oil Ports External Gearing, see Figure 48 Apply a minimal amount of lithium grease to the teeth of the change gears. Avoid getting grease on the belt or pulleys when lubricating. Apply three drops of oil...
Page 37 - Troubleshooting
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -35- Symptom Possible Cause Possible Solution Motor will not start. 1. Main power panel switch is OFF . 2. Emergency switch is pushed in.3. Circuit breaker or fuse has tripped. 4. No voltage or open connection. 5. Capacitor is at fault.6. Motor direction switch is at fault.7....
Page 39 - Gibs
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -37- Compound Gib, see Figure 53 The gib on the compound is adjusted by the same method as the gibs on the cross-slide, except the screw closest to the operator (when the com-pound slide is aligned with the cross slide) must be loosened and the screw furthest from the operato...
Page 40 - Bearing Preload
-38- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Saddle Gib and Saddle Lock, see Figure 54 The saddle is supplied with a square head bolt on the front right hand side of the slide. This bolt is used to lock the saddle in place for increased rigidity when making face cuts. Before making adjustments to the saddle gib, ma...
Page 43 - Wiring—Electrical Box
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -41- Wiring—Electrical Box Figure 62. Electrical box wiring.
Page 45 - Wiring—Motor & Control Panel
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -43- Wiring—Motor & Control Panel Figure 63. Motor wiring. Figure 64. Control panel wiring.
Page 49 - Components
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -47- SECTION 8: PARTS Components � � � � � � � � �� �� ��� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� ����� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� ��� ��� �� ���� �� �� �� �� ���� REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 1 P4003G0001 4-JAW UNIVERSAL CHUCK 8" 24 P4003G0024 CARBIDE TIP DEAD CENTER M...
Page 50 - Gearbox Gearing
-48- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Gearbox Gearing ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ���...
Page 51 - Gearbox Gearing Parts List
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -49- Gearbox Gearing Parts List REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 101 PR56M EXT RETAINING RING 45MM 138 P4003G0138 CAM LOCK 102 P4003G0102 GEAR 36T 139 P4003G0139 KEY 8 X 8 X 80 103 P4003G0103 GEAR 55T 140 PK43M KEY 8 X 8 X 45 104 PK14M KEY 5 X 5 X 18 141 PSB80M C...
Page 52 - Gearbox Shifters
-50- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Gearbox Shifters ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ���� ���� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ���� ��� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� �...
Page 53 - Gearbox Shifters Parts List
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -51- Gearbox Shifters Parts List REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 175 P4003G0175 OIL PLUG 206 P4003G0206 SPECIAL WASHER 176 P4003G0176 COVER 207 P4003G0207 STEP GEAR 177 PSB06M CAP SCREW M6-1 X 25 208 P6202 BALL BEARING 6202ZZ 178 P4003G0178 GASKET 209 P4003G0209...
Page 54 - Quick Change System
-52- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Quick Change System ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ���...
Page 55 - Quick Change System Parts List
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -53- Quick Change System Parts List REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 301 P4003G0301 LEAD SCREW 341 P4003G0341 GEAR 16T 302 PRP10M ROLL PIN 5 X 36 342 P4003G0342 GEAR 32T 304 P8103 THRUST BEARING 8103 343 P4003G0343 GEAR 16T 305 P4003G0305 SHAFT 344 P4003G0344 GEA...
Page 56 - Apron
-54- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Apron ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ����� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ����� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ����� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ���...
Page 57 - Apron Parts List
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -55- Apron Parts List REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 401 P4003G0401 HANDLE 434 PW03M FLAT WASHER 6MM 402 P4003G0402 HANDWHEEL 435 PSB29M CAP SCREW M6-1 X 40 403 P4003G0403 GRADUATED DIAL 436 P4003G0436 SHAFT 404 PRP28M ROLL PIN 5 X 40 437 P4003G0437 SAFETY SHIF...
Page 58 - Saddle
-56- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Saddle ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ���
Page 59 - Saddle Parts List
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -57- Saddle Parts List REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 501 P4003G0501 SADDLE 521 PS57M PHLP HD SCR M5-.8 X 14 502 PS59M PHLP HD SCR M3-.5 X 14 522 P4003G0522 SLIDE PLATE 503 P4003G0503 WIPER 523 P4003G0523 SLIDE PLATE 504 PS24 PHLP HD SCR 8-32 x 3/8 524 P4003G05...
Page 60 - Compound Slide
-58- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Compound Slide ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 601 P4003G0601 SPECIAL SCREW 612 P4003G0612 BRACKET 602 P4003G0602 GIB 613 P8101 THRUST BEARING 8101 603 P4003G0603 COMPOU...
Page 61 - Tailstock
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -59- Tailstock ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 702 PK136M KEY 8 X 8 X 30 717 P4003G0717 LOCK SCREW 703 P4003G0703 QUILL 718 P4003G0718 LOCK SH...
Page 63 - Base
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -61- Base ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� base breakdown
Page 66 - Machine Labels
-64- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Machine Labels Safety labels warn about machine hazards and ways to prevent injury. The owner of this machine MUST maintain the original location and readability of the labels on the machine. If any label is removed or becomes unreadable, REPLACE that label before using ...
Page 67 - Electrical Components
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -65- Electrical Components ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 1201 P4003G1201 TRANSFORMER 1209 P4003G1209 TERMINAL BLOCK 20-POLE 1202 P4003G1202 FUSE HOLDER 2A 1210 P4003G1210 STOP RESET BUT...
Page 68 - Steady & Follow Rest Assemblies
-66- G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe Steady & Follow Rest Assemblies ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ������ ������ REF PART # DESCRIPTION REF PART # DESCRIPTION 1300 P4003G1300 COMP...
Page 71 - WARRANTY AND RETURNS
G4003G Gunsmith's Lathe -69- Grizzly Industrial, Inc. warrants every product it sells for a period of 1 year to the original purchaser from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to defects due directly or indirectly to misuse, abuse, negligence, accidents, repairs or alterations or lack...