Good Morniong
I have a Craftsman metal lathe model 12L. I purchased the unit a couple of months ago and am learning how to use it. The way the unit was seated in the chip tray, the levers on the quick change gear box were restricted and would not go down far enough to allow them to move sideways to the different settings. Since I use the same mounting holes, I assume the owner had not used the QCG box. After cutting out a section of the chip tray to make the QCG work. I started to test the other parts of the lathe. When I tried to use the back gear, it would start in the slow speed, but then the lever and gear would move away from the spindle gear and go into the higher speed again. I tied a rubber band to the back gear lever to hold it in to position and this works but I feel there must be some sort of adjustment which will make it work properly and hold in position.
Comments would be appreciated.
Dick Hahn