At the school for kids where I teach woodturning to beginners, a student turned the speed selector lever all the way to the right, past the max speed of 3,000 rpms on our Jet 1442VS lathe. Now when the red arrow is pointed at 3,000 the actual speed is 450.
I want to reset the dial, but I’m not sure how to go about it. There’s a set screw for the handle, but I don’t want to loosen it and start turning the handle with the lathe not running. I posted this same question on another forum a couple of weeks ago and no one knew how to fix the problem. I understand this is one of the downsides to a Reeves drive. I'm hoping I'll have better luck here.
Kim