Atlas taper attachment

[cross thread]

Taper attachment in question is the number 700 "tool room" model for a 9-10 inch , the overall length of the fixed slide rail is 15 inches . I'm wondering if it would fit my 6-18 inch ?
Thanks , Mark .

 

[pontiac428]

The 10" and the 6" both have flat ways, so the attachment should fit the lathe fine, but the stack height of the cross slide on the 10" is a little higher (going from memory), so the sliding block may need to be adjusted. They do make a version that is a direct fit for the 6" lathes that usually sells for less than the 10" versions. Do you have a line on one?

 

[cross thread]

Hi John , the box ways on the 10" I would imagine are a little thicker so a simple shim will fix that . Same for the stack height on the cross slide .
I'm aware of the 760 taper attachment and I have been looking , they seem to be scarce to some degree and yes I'm aware of Joel's offering .
While looking for a 760 to fit my machine , I noticed the 700 . Now that is an attachment that really gets my Atlas attention , I don't need one I want one . And I'm only interested in factory . I have asked sellers the over all length for the 700 , seems 15" is it . That seems short .
I just purchased a pair of factory stand legs (been looking for about 5 years) so I'm a little tapped out right now , next month I think I will take a chance on the 700 taper attachment .
Thanks for your post , Mark .

 

[wa5cab]

Up until late 1947, the 10" and 12" were available in four bed lengths for down to 18" between centers, I have always assumed that Atlas didn't want to supply four different taper attachments. Plus the probability of needing to cut a taper longer than a few inches is small. So I guess that they couldn't justify a longer one economically.

 

[wa5cab]

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[cross thread]

Thanks for the info Robert , I think that model 700 taper attachment will fit my 6" I'm going to get one . I'll let you guys know how it goes .
Mark .

 

[wa5cab]

OK. Let us know how it works out. I wouldn't expect that the bed length would be a problem as up until mid to late 1947, the Atlas 10" and the Craftsman 12" were both made with short beds for 18" between centers.

 

[cross thread]

OK Robert will do , I'm pretty excited I'm almost sure I can make it work . Many beers ago when I had my machine shop that sometimes made money , I had a sweet little 14x40 Mori with a taper attachment and I had a job a repeating job that used the TA . I think I kind of have a thing for TA's
Mark .

 

[wa5cab]

OK. Good Luck with the project.

 

[lordbeezer]

Seeing this post made me remember I got one with a 12” under drive craftsman commercial lathe several years ago. Went and dug it out of some older “stuff “. Was going to modify for use on my 11”Sheldon but never did.