Buy a chuck. Then you will not need so many cuts from this side of the
lathe.

Derek

"Dr. Deb" wrote in message
...
I have a Jet 1442, which I dearly love (my fourth lathe and glad of the
other stops along the way - made me appreciate this one more), with a
Reeves drive. My problem is when I use the highest two speeds the lever
gets in the way when I try to turn near the headstock. I would assume this
is because of an error in my turning technique. But when I am cutting a
bowl and putting the finishing touches on the bottom I have to work around
the lever. Yesterday, I was tuning some bobbins for my daughter's spinning
wheel and found the lever in the way when using the skew to clean up the
center portion of the bobbin.

Any hints?

Thanks

Deb