A deadman switch? What product engineering... never mind. Lawyers. It is not possible to operate a lathe in this manner. I predict total annual sales between zero and 5 globally. And those 5 will give it sub-par reviews because of it.
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Grizzly Growl-Tech - A new digital direct-drive lathe
- Thread starter Jon Rista
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From the manual, p. 65. Disabling foot switch control is right in the lathe settings, similar to any other Nova DVR drill press or lathe:
It does appear from the parts diagram that the foot switch is hardwired rather than using some standard connector like nearly every other foot switch on the planet.
Really, disabling this "feature" is the only sensible option. It's a control and ergonomic disaster waiting to happen. It should never have made it to production.