I've got a Logan 922 with a 1/2 hp motor. When I bought it, it was wired for 220v using the original drum switch. I changed it over to 110v so I wouldn't have to run a new electric line into the workshop, and couldn't figure out how I could wire the drum switch to utilize reverse. So now its only going forward.
After chewing this over in my head for a while now, I'm wondering if its worth while to pursue wiring-in reverse. The chucks for this lathe don't lock on to the spindle, they just spin on. So I'm a little concerned about spinning the chuck off if I got too aggressive cutting in reverse.
Any thoughts on if reverse would be a valuable feature on this lathe - or if I'm better off keeping it forward only - would be appreciated.
After chewing this over in my head for a while now, I'm wondering if its worth while to pursue wiring-in reverse. The chucks for this lathe don't lock on to the spindle, they just spin on. So I'm a little concerned about spinning the chuck off if I got too aggressive cutting in reverse.
Any thoughts on if reverse would be a valuable feature on this lathe - or if I'm better off keeping it forward only - would be appreciated.