operation of the carrier 14 and the handle 15 is as follows as seen in fig1 the carrier 14 is positionable in an operating position in which the upper drafting rollers 10 12 are in nip engagement with the lower drafting rollers the handle 15 is in an operating position in which the force applying surface 31 is in contact with the top surface of the carrier 14 and the intermediate portion 28 of the handle 15 extends generally longitudinally over the center of the carrier 14 in the operating position of the handle 15 the pin 19 is in engagement with the concave surface 20 of the operating stop means with the surface resisting movement of the pin 19 and thereby obstructing pivoting of the carrier 14 about the shaft 13 as seen in fig1 the axes of the pin 19 the pivot pin 21 and the pivot pin 23 generally lie in a common plane when an operator desires to perform a servicing operation on the drafting apparatus or otherwise wishes to raise the carrier the operator engages the grip of the handle 15 and manipulates the handle 15 to pivot about the pivot pin 23 in a clockwise direction as viewed in fig1 the pivoting movement of the handle 15 moves the force applying surface 31 of the handle out of contact with the top surface of the carrier 14 as the rear portion 29 of the handle 15 moves relative to the slot 24 of the carrier 14 as.