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    Quote Originally Posted by .RC. View Post
    I have nothing to add electronically, but practically...

    The 10EE has it's spindle forward/reverse lever up on the headstock near the chuck... I have been doing some tapping of brass rod with a tap in the tailstock.. Due to the length of the rod being tapped I have to run the tap right up to the drill chuck that is holding it... I can get it virtually just kissing, then reverse immediately... The machine has dynamic braking, so at slow speeds the forward reverse is pretty much instant....

    I will try to get a vid of it...
    I just reverse my Chipmaster 3 phase motor - the lever is on the headstock. If I don't want to be that brutal I use the clutch lever, which is on the headstock....

    After getting 2 lathes with clutched spindles, I hate using ones without. The Monarch CY has a clutch too.

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    Thats where i like the foot brake. At slower speeds you can stop the spindle dead, and you still have both hands on the controls.
    I often remove the need for precision stopping when threading anyway. Turn your tool upside down or use it in a rear mount holder and thread in reverse. You can thread at high speeds with no risk of crashing into a shoulder or blind hole. You don't even need a runout groove to start in, just plunge the tool in and engage the half nuts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ueee View Post
    I often remove the need for precision stopping when threading anyway. Turn your tool upside down or use it in a rear mount holder and thread in reverse. You can thread at high speeds with no risk of crashing into a shoulder or blind hole.
    Of course, if your lathe has a single tooth dog clutch, you never need to worry about a crash anyway.... provided you've set the stop correctly that is.

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