A pic will help.
All the ones I have seen (including my own) have the handle at about 12 O'clock when loose and about 4 O'clock when tightened up.
Is the body of the QCTP set square to the lathe? The Left hand side should be parallel to the face of the chuck. So when viewed from your operating position, one set of dove tails are at 9 O'clock and the other at 12O'clock.
All the ones I have seen (including my own) have the handle at about 12 O'clock when loose and about 4 O'clock when tightened up.
Is the body of the QCTP set square to the lathe? The Left hand side should be parallel to the face of the chuck. So when viewed from your operating position, one set of dove tails are at 9 O'clock and the other at 12O'clock.
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