I got one, have the manual too. Send me a pic or two of the lathe and
I'll see if I can help. I can jot down all of the specs for ya
assuming we have the same type. Is it 600 series?

Take a peek at mine and tell me if your is the same

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...d/MVC-001F.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...d/MVC-002F.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...d/MVC-006F.jpg

John

John