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Page 2 - Warranty and Service

2 This manual has been prepared for the owner and operators of a JET ZX Series Lathe. Its purpose, aside from machine operation, is to promote safety using accepted operating and maintenance procedures. To obtain maximum life and efficiency from your lathe and to aid in using it safely, please read ...

Page 3 - Table of Contents

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Page 6 - Specifications

6 The following specifications were current at the time this manual was published, but because of our policy of continuous improvement, WMH Tool Group reserv es the right to change specifications at any time and without prior notice, without incurring obligations. Specifications Model Number ..........

Page 10 - Unpacking; Contents of the Shipping Container

10 Unpacking Open shipping container and check for shipping damage. Report any damage immediately to your distributor and shipping agent. Do not discard any shipping material until the Lathe is assembled and running properly. Compare the contents of your container with the following parts list to ma...

Page 11 - Uncrating and Cleanup

11 Uncrating and Cleanup 1. Finish removing the wooden crate from around the lathe. 2. Unbolt the lathe from the shipping crate bottom. 3. Choose a location for the lathe that is dry, has good lighting, and has enough room to allow servicing the lathe on all four sides. 4. Sling the lathe as shown i...

Page 12 - Lubrication

12 3. Inspect the camlock studs. Make sure they hav e not become cracked or broken during transit. Clean all parts thoroughly with solv ent. Also clean the spindle and camlocks. 4. Cov er all chuck jaws and scroll inside the chuck with #2 lithium tube grease. Cov er the spindle, camlocks, and chuck ...

Page 13 - Coolant Preparation; Electrical Connections

13 Drain oil completely and refill after the first three months of operation. Then, change oil in the apron annually. Pull knob (C, Figure 5) on the one-shot lube system and hold for sev eral seconds to allow oil to fill the pump. When the knob is released, oil will flow through v arious oil lines t...

Page 14 - Conversion to 460 Volt Operation; General Description; Lathe Bed

14 The main motor is rated at 7-1/2 HP (or 10HP for model 2280ZX), 230/460V and comes from the factory prewired at 230V. Confirm that power av ailable at the lathe’s location is the same rating as the lathe. Power is connected properly when rotating the forward-rev erse knob (E, Figure 12) to the le...

Page 16 - Follow Rest; Controls

16 To set the steady rest: 1. Loosen three hex socket cap screws. 2. Loosen knurled screw and open sliding fingers until the steady rest can be moved with its fingers around the workpiece. Secure the steady rest in position. 3. Set the fingers snugly to the workpiece and secure by tightening three h...

Page 19 - Operation; Feed and Thread Selection; Thread Cutting; Gib Adjustments; Saddle

19 Operation Feed and Thread Selection 1. Reference the feed and thread chart on the front of the headstock (A, Figure 16). 2. Mov e lev ers and knobs (B/C/D/E, Figure 16) to the appropriate position according to the feed and thread chart. Thread Cutting 1. Set forward/rev erse lev er (F, Figure 16)...