Your welcome Brian. I have the same lathe only the U.S. version (Precision Matthews PM-1127-VF-LB). Same but different color scheme. I've had mine for a few months now and have had to figure out a few things also. If I can help in any way let me know. My latest upgrade was to figure out how to...
Like dsage said it's not very obvious but the carrage lock is on the right side. On carrage assembly you have three allen bolts on each side the top one on each side are what locks it. On mine the left one is tight and the right side is loose. When tightened it will lock the carrage. Its hidden...
Just incase you wanted to know that coil is original (OEM). Those "bullet" connectors are standard on all CB's in that era. The male bullet had a small insulator/silicone piece at its base so that when plugged into the female (which had a larger insulator) it would provide protection from...
The Black wire with the white stripe is the positive (hot) wire. The yellow wire would go to the points condenser. On the wiring harness where the coil is mounted there would be black/white wire feeding power to coil and a yellow wire for your points and condenser.
With a simple multi meter you...