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I've only used?played with my power feed on my lathe once, last night I started turning a part that needed a fair amount of material removed width & diameter and tried to figure the power feed out to speed up the job & get smoother results, gave up and hand cranked everything.
Anybody care to talk me through using it properly so I don't break anything?
Can I engage/disengage/reverse the rotation of the screw while running? (lever on head stock by change gears)
I know the "Knob" on the apron is for the half nut for making threads and not used for power feed.
What is the function of the 3 place lever on the apron?
What is the function of the 2 place lever on the apron?
What is the function of the little geared wheel that you can engage into the lead screw? (has 4 #s on it)
I've had both feeds working but they seem kinda difficult to engage.
It's time for me to get serious here and start making some money
Anybody care to talk me through using it properly so I don't break anything?
Can I engage/disengage/reverse the rotation of the screw while running? (lever on head stock by change gears)
I know the "Knob" on the apron is for the half nut for making threads and not used for power feed.
What is the function of the 3 place lever on the apron?
What is the function of the 2 place lever on the apron?
What is the function of the little geared wheel that you can engage into the lead screw? (has 4 #s on it)
I've had both feeds working but they seem kinda difficult to engage.
It's time for me to get serious here and start making some money