"Mike" wrote in message

Dr. Deb wrote:
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?

I have a Delta 1440, with about the same "problem". If you're finished
the inside it is time to reverse the bowl using, Cole Jaws, a vacuum
chuck, or a jam block and tail stock so you can work on the bottom - all
the way to the center. I don't know how you could put the "finishing
touches" on the bottom with it still in a chuck, or on a waste block or
faceplate.

I assumed she was referring to finishing that part of the bowl adjacent to
the bottom, rather than the area under the waste block.

Max