Craftsman Atlas 101-07403 Reversing

[Jking]

Is it a major no-no to reversing a lathe like mine? I've done it before and everything stayed together. I was watching a youtube video and the hazard of the chuck backing off was brought up. I'm waiting on a F-N-R switch to come in so I can get my new motor up and running. The original Craftsman motor was a reversing, variable speed unit. Seems like I was using the reverse while boring and I needed to see the tool on the far side of the ID that I was cutting into.
Jimmy

[rsterne]

Yes, for sure you will need to make sure you secure the chuck to prevent it from backing off when operating in reverse....

Bob

[Jking]

Must be locked down pretty well... thanks for the great tip and I'll refrain from going into reverse.
Jimmy