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Was given another 101.07301 lathe. It has issues, some one tried to make a 10 " out of a 6" . This gives me one to disassemble and learn on. This one has bushings instead of bearings. Are parts available for this model ? I did get the back gear working on the other lathe thanks to this site.
 

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"another"?
Jeepers, well done!
 
Among the various 6" models built by Atlas, all 101.07301's have sintered bronze bushings for spindle bearings. All 612's, all 618's, all 10100's and all 101.21400's have Timken bearings. And all 3950's and all 101.21200's have ball bearings.

That 101.07301 converted into a 10" is a little frightening.
 
wa5cab said:
Among the various 6" models built by Atlas, all 101.07301's have sintered bronze bushings for spindle bearings. All 612's, all 618's, all 10100's and all 101.21400's have Timken bearings. And all 3950's and all 101.21200's have ball bearings.

That 101.07301 converted into a 10" is a little frightening.

You bet, it's going back to 6" if possible. For some reason the headstock case was cut in half . So I'll be in the market for one.
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Glad to hear it!

Finding a clean L9-2A headstock shouldn't be that difficult but you will probably have to track down an Atlas parts seller and ask whether or not he has one as demand is mostly for the internal parts, not the main casting itself. One place to try is Joel Rogers at My Machine Shop in Niles, MI. (269)683-7786.
 
Is it my eyes, or does that bed have the 1/2" ways (appear to be in pretty nice shape)? May be a Frankenshine, but the price is certainly right. Cheers, Mike
 
Nice. Can't complain about the price. I just bought a Emco lathe bed and carriage, lots of work to do :<);)
 
I had to replace the headstock casting on mine when i got it. Found one on ebay for less than $30. As to the bronze headstock bearings, easy and cheap to replace. The o.d. and i.d. are standard sizes. The length is not. So, instead of paying the premium for the correct, odd sized length, just get them a bit long and trim them to size. They cut easily, and the dimension is not that critical. Close works just fine.

If you haven't yet, google "deans photographica". He is a retired camera repairman who has done a lot with this lathe and includes many web pages of various upgrades and projects. One that you'll find useful is on how to remove the spindle from the headstock to get at the bushings. It's a very good and photo full tutorial. It helped me a lot.

Have fun with your new toy.

paulh
 
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