Vandegraaff
Plastic
- Joined
- Dec 14, 2019
My last lathe was an Atlas, so I used the half-nut to engage longitudinal feed. Seldom use power feed so I have been using half nut lever instead of clutch on my recently acquired 10H, as it is more convenient and feels more precise when coming to the stop. Bothers me the clutch knob rotates when engaged. I saw a video from MRPETE222 and he emphasized safety advantage of using clutch in case of a crash. Are there other reasons to use clutch rather than half nut ?