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Spur and Cup Center Installation

1. From the loose parts package find the following:

13/4-16HexNut

1 Spur Center

1 Cup Center

2. Screw nut onto head stock spindle until finger tight.

3. To insert point into centers, place center between jaws

of a vise. Do not tighten vice. Insert point into center

and with a hammer and nail gently tap around the base

of the point until secure.

NOTE: A piece of cloth may be wrapped around the cen-

ters to protect them before inserting into a vise.

4. Insert spur center into head stock spindle and cup

center into tailstock ram.

NOTE: Do not drive or hammer centers into spindle or

ram as removal may be difficult. Use a soft hammer or

block of wood and give them a gentle tap.

5. To remove spur center from spindle, hold the spindle

pulley with one hand, and, using a wrench, turn the

hex nut counterclockwise until center is ejected. Do

not use index pin to hold pulley.

6. To remove cup center insert a 1/4" dia. wood dowel

or brass rod through the hole in the tailstock ram.

Hold the center with one hand and tap the dowel or

rodwithahammer.

Hex Nut 3/4-16

Cup Center

Tailstock Ram

1/4" Dia.

Wood Dowel

Foot

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