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[Jamespvill]

That is weird. I thought there was a standard myself because every lathe I have used (I have only used a few separate ones) has had the drum switch where down on the lever rotated the spindle towards the operator (conventional turning) and up on the switch lever turns the spindle away from the operator (reverse).

Our Jet 1336 is that way at work so it appears that even among Jet themselves there is no standard.

Mike.

That just makes me wonder if wires are getting mixed up ALOT...Heck, If this PM would have been been my first machine then I would have assumed that Up=Forward, Down=Reverse.

 

[tmarks11]

Too many carbide inserts meet their ends when the machines is thrown in reverse with the bit still touching.

You should never start (or stop) the lathe with the bit in contact with the workpiece. Even if with the correct rotation, you are stilling asking to chip the insert. And when you start the lathe, than you can tell you guessed wrong....