i have just got this lathe going yesterday. I have been searching for information in it for awhile and got some but would like a lot more.quite a bit of it is not in English .one price of information that I have says the lathe should be turning forward when the lever is down and that is the way that I wired it and there is oil flowing in the sight glass.i just watched a video demonstration on u tube of a sn40c and the machine was running forward with the lever up. I think I am right but would like to sure. Thanks gimpy