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Mark Slatter	01/07/2018 15:30:59
65 forum posts 7 photos	Hello everyone, I have recently acquired this lathe and am in the process of getting it set up. I can't seem to get the carriage to feed towards the head stock however, with the chuck rotating anticlockwise as normal the carriage feeds away from the headstock. This problem is not evident when the lead screw is engaged when thread cutting, and this direction is selectable with a lever. Reversing the chuck direction reverses the power shaft rotation and the carriage will then feed towards the headstock. Not much use that is however! Any advice would be much appreciated!
Daniel	01/07/2018 17:48:07
338 forum posts 48 photos	Hi Mark, Have you tried moving the feed direction lever, located under & to the left of the gear selectors ? Daniel
Mark Slatter	01/07/2018 18:19:28
65 forum posts 7 photos	Hi Daniel, Many thanks for your reply. You cracked it! I assumed the lever was in the correct position as it indicated movement towards the headstock going by the illustration, and when thread cutting does exactly that. It seems the directions are reversed when under power feed. Many thanks again!
larry phelan 1	01/07/2018 21:42:38
1346 forum posts 15 photos	Dont have that particular lathe,but yes,that,s the answer,there are two levers,one for power feed and one for screw cutting. How do I know ? Ask me !! Again, Been there,done that !

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