The Lathe Lever Quiz

[kingcreaky]

Hi all.

I have (last night) at last got round to getting the lathe going. The full story is that I have just bought a replacement motor for the bridgeport (I acquired earlier this month) and I need the lathe working to make a bracket to fit said motor with (catch22) So I hunted out an old single phase motor(short term), pulled the old motor out and span her up... everything seems to work, but I need some of your experience to help me know what everything does. I obviously had a play last night, so I have also detailed my conclusions.

I have labelled each lever for ease of descriptions



Firstly lever A & B appear to effect the speed of the lathe, speeds detailed in the sign




F appears to change the direction of the screw the carriage is driven from



C doesnt appear to do anything?
D seems to effect the speed of the carriage drive screw?
E I havent touched.
G1 & G2 are on the same shaft, but not appear to do anything
1 engages the toolpost slider in and out
2 engages the carriageway left and right
H I cant seem to move it? I dont know what it does?

some more pictures





any help, no matter if its just guessing would be appreciated, Im just learning so your guess would be better than mine!.

I am particularly interested in G1, G2 & H

As always, thanks in advance.