Bill Fischer, Newark DE
>The contact I use is here:

http://www.jettools.com/HelpCenter/Manuals.html

but the 1236 Lathe isn't listed so they say to go here:

"Arranged in aphabetically order by model number. If you can not find the model you are looking for, please email jet@jettools.com "

or the pold fashioned way

"Customer Relations
1-800-274-6848

Technical Service
For Metalworking Machinery (JET & Wilton)
1-888-594-5866

For All Other Technical Support
1-800-274-6846

(Customer Relations and Techniical Service is available from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Central Standard Time, Monday - Friday)

Hope that gets you where you need to be.

Best regards,

Bill