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- Sep 25, 2018
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Hi guys,
After a very long search of over a year, I finally found a factory Logan motor assembly on eBay for my 922. Until now, the 922 had a home made unit that was just unsatisfactory every way... the people who put it together had to use a ratcheting strap to hold belt tension... oof...
Anyhow, once the new to me assembly came, there just wasn’t a really good place to put the motor switch. The way it was set up was ridiculously bad, and unsafe.
One thing I’ve always disliked about most bench top lathes was the switch positioning. A lot of times, they are mounted in a way that forces you to reach over the spindle. To me, I just think its unsafe and not the best placement. My old Atlas 12 had a small toggle switch directly on the belt cover, and I always hated it.
I came up with an idea to make a bracket that sets the switch high enough and far enough from the spindle that I’m not reaching over the work, but also comfortable enough to easily turn it off and on. I’d like to see any pictures of how members of the group have decided to mount their reversing switches.
Thank you for your time.
After a very long search of over a year, I finally found a factory Logan motor assembly on eBay for my 922. Until now, the 922 had a home made unit that was just unsatisfactory every way... the people who put it together had to use a ratcheting strap to hold belt tension... oof...
Anyhow, once the new to me assembly came, there just wasn’t a really good place to put the motor switch. The way it was set up was ridiculously bad, and unsafe.
One thing I’ve always disliked about most bench top lathes was the switch positioning. A lot of times, they are mounted in a way that forces you to reach over the spindle. To me, I just think its unsafe and not the best placement. My old Atlas 12 had a small toggle switch directly on the belt cover, and I always hated it.
I came up with an idea to make a bracket that sets the switch high enough and far enough from the spindle that I’m not reaching over the work, but also comfortable enough to easily turn it off and on. I’d like to see any pictures of how members of the group have decided to mount their reversing switches.
Thank you for your time.