I am new to the forum. New to metal working. New to lathes.
I am...a total newbie!
Just got my first lathe, Atlas 3950, knowing it was a hobby lathe, but just to get started and see if I even liked working on a lathe.
I have cleaned up everything and was starting to do a walk through from the manual I got with it.
I ran into a problem with engaging the back gear drive.
I have seen the video where you pull out the coupling to disengage the pulley and gear so you can engage the back gear but, the problem is I can't pull out the coupling.
It is aligned with the keyway and I can wiggle it around a bit, but it will not pull out.
I have tried shooting some WD40 in to see if it act to release it, but no go.
Hopefully the attached pictures will give an idea of what it looks like.
Is there anything I am missing here? Anything I can do about it?
Really appreciate the help.
