Hi. I have a 16” South Bend lathe, and I was using the back gear to hog out some 1-1/4” stock to make a bushing. This was going ok until I got to 15/16” and above (end goal was 1” bore). While doing the heavier drilling with larger bits, the back gear engagement lever kept working itself backwards to skip, and eventually pop out. Ultimately, I had to tie a rope to the back-gear lever and the front top gear selector lever to keep it engaged.
Is there any adjustment for this, or a recommended fix so this doesn’t happen?
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Is there any adjustment for this, or a recommended fix so this doesn’t happen?
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