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The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: DavidC on February 10, 2010, 11:31:16 PM

Title: Grizzly #8688 Mini Lathe
Post by: DavidC on February 10, 2010, 11:31:16 PM

Hi folks i just purchased the same lathe as the Grizzly #8688 from Bolton Machinery in California
and in the manual i do not see where it tells you how to change the degree of the upper section
of the X Y bed section in there which has the 40° mark right and left. 

Can someone please e-mail me a photo showing which screws or nuts to loosen, shurly don't
want to mess things up, being a newbie.

Sincerely DavidC
treasurehunterenterprizes@yahoo.com

Title: Re: Grizzly #8688 Mini Lathe
Post by: Stilldrillin on February 11, 2010, 03:57:06 AM

Hi David,

Welcome to the collective.....  :wave:


I think you`re referring to the compound slide.......  

Wind the toolpost towards the tailstock, using the compound handwheel. This will uncover 2 caphead screws which lock the compound slide to the crossslide.

You can then swivel, & relock the slide to your angle.  :thumbup:

David D

Title: Re: Grizzly #8688 Mini Lathe
Post by: Bernd on February 11, 2010, 09:45:03 AM

Quote from: DavidC on February 10, 2010, 11:31:16 PM

Hi folks i just purchased the same lathe as the Grizzly #8688 from Bolton Machinery in California
and in the manual i do not see where it tells you how to change the degree of the upper section
of the X Y bed section in there which has the 40° mark right and left. 

Can someone please e-mail me a photo showing which screws or nuts to loosen, shurly don't
want to mess things up, being a newbie.

Sincerely DavidC
treasurehunterenterprizes@yahoo.com

Try Grizzly manuals. Here's there manual for that lathe. http://cdn1.grizzly.com/manuals/g8688_m.pdf

Look on page 24. It'll show you how.

Bernd