Screwcutting Gearbox and Pick-O-Matic threading systemĪtlas Shaper Atlas Milling Machine Atlas Drill PressesĬraftsman-badged versions of Atlas machine toolsīuilt in 6, 9, 10 and 12-inch versions, Atlas lathes were made by the Atlas Press Company, an organisation based originally in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Catalog extra hereĪcorn, Halifax & Sphere - copies from the UKĪtlas 9-inch and 10-inch Accessories with Catalog Pages & British-market Versions: Sphere, Halifax and AcorntoolsĪ complete data pack is available for the Atlas 10-inch & other LathesĪtlas 10-inch lathe - details below.
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Instruction manual waved under my nose, but still am eager to get my own copy.Email: t Machine Tool Archive Machine-tools for Sal e & Wanted Screwcutting instruction book as well as other documentation. That includes maintenance and lubrication instructions, "probably the best instructionīook ever produced by a lathe manufacturer." There is also a 61 page "supplementary" There exists a comprehensive 240+ page owners manual for the 12 inch Atlas lathe
A quick change toolpost for the Atlas Lathe.The following are some notes and articles I have written,
YAHOO groups: Atlas Craftsman metal working machines.Craftsman Lathe page at Comments on the 10 inch Atlas Lathe.Here is a nice discussion of lathe terminology.Parts list and quick change instructions (8 page PDF).Parts list for Atlas 12x36 inch lathe (6 page PDF).Here is a picture of a 12x36 atlas lathe like mine.Mine also has the "quick change gearbox", which is apparently an option, but which The headstock is a single piece, no clamping bolts.
Has bolts with clamps that hold the bearings), or roller bearings (in which case The Spindle bearings can be either Babbit metal (in which case the headstock Sears slaps on whatever products they arrange to carry in their stores.Ītlas bought Clausing in 1950, and around 1969 renamed itself Clausing International.Īmazingly Clausing still stocks and sells partsĬall them at 1-80 or email at called them at 1-80 on 11-17-2011, so the above phone number Rather than being machined from steel, saving weight and expense.Ĭraftsman of course doesn't actually make anything, but is just the name They also make the lathe affordable, certainly at the time of It makes the lathe lighter - no small thing if you have to move a large On the other hand, the use of zamak serves two purposes. (verbal abuse on forums and such) and perhaps rightly so. The zamak parts on this lathe receive a lot of abuse, So if you are turning a shaft and want to reduce the diameter by 0.10 inches, Note that the dials on the Atlas tell you tool motion. Serve me just fine if I didn't abuse the lathe. Were still quite serviceable, and if I treated them gently, would likely
Professional gunsmith using one of these lathes.Īlso, I considered that the lathe I was looking at is at least 50 years oldĪnd still running so those Zamak gears, though not what one would wish for, Worrisome things that he once made a living as a I was also told by the same fellow that told me all of these Second was that the gears and many other parts were made out of a The worst lathes I should even consider buying. I was warned about several things even before I bought it.įirst, I was told that this Atlas lathe was among perhaps Is 8-14-51, and the date on the right spindle race is 5-10-51. Just for the record, the date stamped on my left spindle race Surface of the ways, right above the right lead screw bearing and support.
My lathe is serial number 32068 (the number is stamped on the top This is a 12x36 inch lathe, meaning that the "swing" is 6 inchesĪllowing 12 inch diameter objects to be turned, and the bed is 36 inches long.Īccording to dates scribed on the races, it was manufactured in 1951. What I have is a Craftsman Model 101-07403 lathe that was (I got the lathe with 3 and 4 jaw chuck and a lot of tooling for $500) Made an offer that was accepted for the lathe Taiwanese lathes being sold by ENCO and others.īut I caught wind of a used machine for sale, Source said that I would be quite happy with any of the small (and I still consider this excellent advice). One good source advised me to buy a used Southbend Try my hand at other machining endeavors, and began shoppingįor a lathe.
I had been learning how to use my mill and was eager to At the end of May, 2011, I purchased my first (and only) lathe.