Modding a Jet Midi Lathe for reversing

I’m not a turner so forgive the naive question, Why would you want the lathe to turn backwards?

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He’s exactly right as long as its DC. Just don’t forget to use a chuck that you can lock so it won’t unscrew while working in reverse. I’d do the same, but my wife’s Delta Midi runs in reverse if I need to do that.

Mark, it helps sometimes if you can sand in both directions when you have some wild grain.

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Not only does it allow for reverse sanding but if you can lock your chuck you can perform reverse turning. I have seen this technique employed for bowl turning and it allows a more comfortable stance if your lathe doesn’t allow outboard turning negating the need to lean over the lathe bed when turning inside vessels.

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Thanks, rance.

-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2