Hey everybody, I look at this site daily but have yet to have the nerve to say anything until today! I just bought a used Jet 1642 1.5hp version with all kinds of accessories and tools and... things i don't even know what they are! I got the lathe and everything that came with it for $850 which I believe is a decent deal, however the previous owner didn't now what he had in terms of the lathe itself and certainly not anything about the accessories so I was hoping some of you very knowledgeable people could help me identify what i have. (I'm a furniture maker, and this is my first lathe so I REALLY don't know anything about them or accessories) I will post pictures of all the items that came with the lather as soon and I figure out how to do that, but in the meantime I was also hoping someone here could shed some light on an issue I am having.
Issue: the tailstock, when turned with the wheel to extend the live center does not seem to push out or retract the live center. it just turns freely, but nothing happens in terms of the center being moved. could some one here please shed some light (if there is indeed light to be shed) on what my be the issue?
thanks
Casey