Get used to it! machining is speeds and feeds, depth of cut, and how a tool is ground for roughing and/ or finishing; tiny feeds do not necessarily lead to nice finishes. Having said that, it may be possible to substitute other change gears into the end train to reduce the feeds to finer amounts. Not being a Atlas/Crapsman devotee, I have no first hand knowledge as to how this may be done, but it is possible with most industrial lathes.