Show us your Atlas lathe setup!

My free 12x36 Craftsman. This was when I first got it home. I've since put a lot of tooling/repairs in it. Even had some help from Jack with learning how to run the thing. This one has the underneath drive.

I had to make a new gear quadrant, new tumbler gears (from aluminum), replacement compound gears, new 6" 3 jaw chuck & 8" 4 jaw chuck............ lots of other tooling too.


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MarkBall2 link=topic=241.msg2560#msg2560 date=1294543603 said:
My free 12x36 Craftsman. This was when I first got it home. I've since put a lot of tooling/repairs in it. Even had some help from Jack with learning how to run the thing. This one has the underneath drive.

I had to make a new gear quadrant, new tumbler gears (from aluminum), replacement compound gears, new 6" 3 jaw chuck & 8" 4 jaw chuck............ lots of other tooling too.


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Funny, I was just reading your older post in the other forum and was wondering if you ever got it finished.
 
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Yes, it's finished & broken right now. Broke the gear housing in the carriage & stripped a gear that meshes with the rack. Waiting til I get back to work to repair it, so I'm out of biddness for now.

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knudsen link=topic=241.msg2566#msg2566 date=1294558137 said:
Free lathe and free learnins from Jack. How lucky! ;D

Is that your Phantom?
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F4-G Wild Weasel. I worked on the earlier models RF4-C, F4-D & F4-E's. Actually flew in the back seat some overseas.
 
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MarkBall2 link=topic=241.msg2580#msg2580 date=1294584331 said:
knudsen link=topic=241.msg2566#msg2566 date=1294558137 said:
Free lathe and free learnins from Jack. How lucky! ;D

Is that your Phantom?
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Actually flew in the back seat some overseas.
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I had a chance to do the same when I was in the Corp.. never got around to doing the orientation.. I regret it to this day..

Sorry to hear about your lathe.
 
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E-bay has some gear assembly that I need, but I have to wait til next month after I get back to work.

I made a pair of new gears for my tumbler out of aluminum. They were plenty noisy initially, but as they wear a bit, they are getting quieter. I just grease them with some fibered wheel bearing grease. If you have a milling attachment, you can make your own also.

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Here's a couple pics of my late model 12x36 Craftsman (Atlas under the covers) -

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Here is a picture of my setup. More can be found at my website.

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knudsen link=topic=241.msg3472#msg3472 date=1296344442 said:
Nice looking machine! Looks like it's been well loved over the years :-* I wish my SB was pretty, but I'm not willing to tear it down at this time. Maybe if I get a 2nd lathe, or maybe after I retire, if it follows me to the Philippines.
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Ah yes.. Olongapo city.. I remember those days ;)
 
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I just bought this Craftsman/Atlas 12"x36" lathe a couple weeks ago. It is my first lathe and my first experience at machining. It's a hobby that I'm finding to be fascinating. I'll be asking questions of all those experienced folks in the near future.

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