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Post by DamnJeep on Nov 9, 2011 20:16:38 GMT -4
I don't have as much fancy stuff as Jan but I just picked up an Atlas 10" lathe. I traded my old Lincoln SP 125 feeder. Uploaded with ImageShack.usUploaded with ImageShack.usUploaded with ImageShack.usHas power cross feed, can thread, steady and follow rest. I have to pick up the tail stock, live center, drill chuck and some other tooling which was missed when I picked it up. Not bad for cheap. Mind you I have not run a lathe in about 10 years! Only really wanted it for making bushings and sleeves for tubes.
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KAC
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Post by KAC on Nov 9, 2011 20:30:02 GMT -4
cool my dad has 1 of those...almost as big as mine..lol
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Post by Creepy on Nov 9, 2011 20:40:25 GMT -4
Awesome! looks like its in nice shape too.
got a switch there to reverse the motor?
Watch out, the South Bends have a threaded chuck mount, and will unthread if you cut backwards!!! Don't know about the Atlas.
Change gears for threading, no gearbox. I don't have one either. You'll probably have to change you feed directions for leadscrew at the change gears, a lever and lockbolt with two positions.
If you are feeding in towards chuck lengthwise, the crossfeed will be towards you. so to infeed the crossfeed, you have to flick the lever at the change gears, resulting in the longitudinal feed going away from chuck.
In other words, the leadscrew turns in opposite direction to infeed the cross-slide, as compared to in-feeding the saddle.
Busy-Bee has tons of cheapish stuff to outfit your new lathe.
I'll start finding bits of tooling for you. sometimes I can find really small carbide triangle inserts for cheap 1-post tool holders.
Congrats! ;D
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Post by theonlybull on Nov 11, 2011 7:44:32 GMT -4
awesome. the hobby guys go nuts over those little lathes. looks to be in pretty good shape too
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Post by DamnJeep on Nov 11, 2011 22:08:37 GMT -4
Yep. Quite happy about it. Between what I was going to sell the welder for and the cash it cost me about 500 bucks for the lathe. Not too bad.
And this evening I decided to test it by running the belts and putting power to the electric motor which I believe is a 1959 model!! So who knows if it would even run... It DID! Very well I might add. And the power feeds worked as well! Needs a bit of work but....
Score!
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