The serial number is probably very faint. I found that if I shined a light on it and viewed it on a angle, I could see it.?
It should be within three inches of the end.?
I’ll send you the information tomorrow.?
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
On Jan 23, 2024, at 9:57?PM, Sidebottom <Jeff.sidebottom@...> wrote:
?
I'll try to find that tomorrow?
Also, if you look at the right top side end of the front way, you can possibly find the serial number.?
Atlas kept a data base of the year it was made, but unfortunately they had computer problems and I was told that the data base was lost.?
?I can email it to you.?
No charge.?
Is your lathe a 12” ?
?Jeff,
That is correct. Atlas made the lathes for Craftsman.?
How thick are the ways?
Most early models have 3/8” ways.?
The Craftsman Commercial model has 1/2” ways and was made in the early 1970’s.?
?Jeff,
Did you get the Atlas manual for your lathe?
I have two digital copies and several videos on how to use your lathe.?
Let me know if you’d like me to send them to you.?
I have that same lathe, circa 1955.?
Jim
?
I have a Craftsman/Atlas lathe model 101.07403. Great little machine. A friend gave it to me along with multiple accessories including the milling attachment. I spent approximately 25 years as a Journeyman Tool & Die Maker/ Machinist and also programmed CNC mills and lathes and wire EDM. So, needless to say Im having a ball tinkering with it. I saw a gadget on YouTube and decided to make one for my lathe for threading. Mainly for anything smaller than 1/2 inch thread. Faster than swapping out gears. So,?Finished the threading tool for the lathe. The die is held in the piston by a 10-32 cap screw. I put the tailstock close and lock it down. Crank it in till it starts threading, and it does the rest. As it threads it pulls the piston through the sleeve. There is a stop screw I watch to prevent over travel. My lathe doesn't have reverse, so I have to back it out by hand. If the thread needs to be longer than the length of travel for the piston, I loosen the tailstock and slide it forward till the piston is at its starting point in the sleeve. There is a spring in the sleeve to load pressure when starting. Works great. Video is too large to email, so uploaded it to YouTube. Link below.?
Jim F