Craftsman 15" lathe... Knob for opening the back?
 

The thing I dislike the most about this (other than the partly broken power
switch, but that is how I was able to get it new for $80, so I won't
complain...) is having to take that crappy allen head screw out to open the
back and lock the spindle. Couldn't they have designed that better, or at
least put a knob on rather than a screw.

Which brings me to my question; why not a knob? I have one that fits and is
a whole lot easier than trying to find the allen wrench. But since they
didn't put a knob there, I am concerned that maybe there is a reason. Any
ideas?

Craftsman 15" lathe... Knob for opening the back?
 

No reason why not. I just glued a strip of Velcro on mine. It is faster and
works fine.

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Darrell Feltmate
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"Toller" wrote in message
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The thing I dislike the most about this (other than the partly broken
power switch, but that is how I was able to get it new for $80, so I won't
complain...) is having to take that crappy allen head screw out to open
the back and lock the spindle. Couldn't they have designed that better,
or at least put a knob on rather than a screw.

Which brings me to my question; why not a knob? I have one that fits and
is a whole lot easier than trying to find the allen wrench. But since
they didn't put a knob there, I am concerned that maybe there is a reason.
Any ideas?

Craftsman 15" lathe... Knob for opening the back?
 

On Sep 15, 5:04 pm, "Toller" wrote:
The thing I dislike the most about this (other than the partly broken power
switch, but that is how I was able to get it new for $80, so I won't
complain...) is having to take that crappy allen head screw out to open the
back and lock the spindle. Couldn't they have designed that better, or at
least put a knob on rather than a screw.

Which brings me to my question; why not a knob? I have one that fits and is
a whole lot easier than trying to find the allen wrench. But since they
didn't put a knob there, I am concerned that maybe there is a reason. Any
ideas?

I used a magnet catch to hold mine.
Brad