Switching, Fore And Aft

Done and done. Brino was right, on in center-off hums. doesn't know the words. I rewired it, undid the first attempt, put in jumpers from the red and black wires to the switch and back. It works, use the on/off switch for on and off, use the DPDT switch for forward and reverse. I was able to run a 1/4 40 tap in and out, didn't want to back it out manually.
 
Gunrunner you need to order a set of these for the Z axis hand crank. Bill did you just spit coffee on your monitor? :rofl:

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No monkey wrench, I've got what I want, RJ, a switch to turn the lathe on and off, and one to determine which way it will go when it starts. I realize that one switch could do the job, as you've diagrammed, and that probably would be good for a larger machine, but my little lathe works fine the way it is and I don't have to be concerned if I'm turning it on the right way or not. One switch to turn it on. The other one is out of sight.
 
T Bredehoft said:
No monkey wrench, I've got what I want, RJ, a switch to turn the lathe on and off, and one to determine which way it will go when it starts. I realize that one switch could do the job, as you've diagrammed, and that probably would be good for a larger machine, but my little lathe works fine the way it is and I don't have to be concerned if I'm turning it on the right way or not. One switch to turn it on. The other one is out of sight.
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That is the way I did my drill press. I put a reversing switch on for the same reason that you did; I was threading a lot of 1/4-20 holes and did not want to manually back the tap out.
 
We're looking into a product that has two 1/4 40 male/female sets, 3/4 in long in each assembly. I will be threading them on the lathe, now I don't have to make the handle for the spindle to crank it backwards.
 
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