G4003g power lever issue?

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Got to looking at the lathe today. With the help of other, I found what stops the lever. Sure enough, at the collar on the tailstock end, there was a pin that rides in a channel that limits the lever throw. This pin however, was not in the channel, but somehow managed to fall out and was laying in the chip pan. I just so happened to catch it with my wandering eye. I put it back in and adjusted the position of the collar and all is good now.
 
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Got to looking at the lathe today. With the help of other, I found what stops the lever. Sure enough, at the collar on the tailstock end, there was a pin that rides in a channel that limits the lever throw. This pin however, was not in the channel, but somehow managed to fall out and was laying in the chip pan. I just so happened to catch it with my wandering eye. I put it back in and adjusted the position of the collar and all is good now.

Congratulations on the fix and thanks for posting this.
 
The switch on my 4003G was broken due to the rod walking towards the headstock and putting pressure on the switch. I've ordered a new switch and I'm going to put a split collar on the far left side of the rod to keep the rod centered and keep pressure off the electrical switch.
 
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