Atlas 6" spindle.
Ho to all of you, I am looking an used spindle in any condition (it will be shorted for a special project) at a decent price. The seller will have to ship it to?Canada ( I am canadian). I will be
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jacques Ducasse
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Re: Not Convinced
Bill: The speed chart is located on page 233. Granted mine is a reprint with a glossy cover and NO print date behind the title page. wrote:
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Larry Hoelscher
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Re: Not Convinced
Thanks for the heads up. Tipping over won't be a problem because the lathe is bolted to the bottom of the 1/4" thick steel rectangular box which weighs more than the lathe, has a wider footprint than
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Stan Gorodenski
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Re: Not Convinced
Clausing sentme a photocopyof my QC42?Parts list and exploded diagram years ago. You might inquire of them. Sent from my Boost Mobile Phone.
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perry7122
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Becareful , even with the motor mounted low the lathe is very top heavy and easy to turn over if not bolted down. Sent from my Boost Mobile Phone.
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perry7122
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Re: Not Convinced
That¡¯s true. I have often wondered why Atlas did not supply the machines sent to Britain with 50 CPS motor pulleys. Robert Downs Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2019 03:06 To: [email protected]
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Robert Downs
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Re: Not Convinced
Bill, The Atlas MOLO with Copyright 1937 printed on the Copyright Page was reprinted 14 time (according to Atlas) between 1938 and 1953. There were at least seven and maybe eight versions over that
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Robert Downs
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Re: Not Convinced
The manuals generally use the same speed chart for both 10¡± and 12¡±. Although the support components (such as counter shaft bracket) are different, in any given year, the four pulleys have the
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Robert Downs
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Re: Not Convinced
I have it entered as June, 1941. Robert Downs Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2019 21:25 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Not Convinced I'm not familiar with all this
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Robert Downs
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Re: glass scales for atlas 12" lathe #3986
Hi Dennis,?Yeah, DRO is kind of handy for that!Micrometer stops and indicators won't really help much.Nice.?Dave Matticks?Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
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Dave Matticks
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Atlas Lathe Manual and Machinists Tables Metal Lathe Tool Owners Craftsman 751354984743 | eBay | | | | $32.00 | | | | | | | Atlas Lathe Manual and Machinists Tables Metal Lathe Tool Owners Craftsm...
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Bill in OKC too
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Atlas Craftsman 10" 12" Lathe Countershaft Assembly Complete Motor Mount Pulley | eBay | | | | $175.00 | | | | | | | Atlas Craftsman 10" 12" Lathe Countershaft Assembly Complete Motor Mount... Up for
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Bill in OKC too
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Robert, I have the "Atlas Manual of Lathe Operation". This is the beat up manual I made reference to earlier. The reprint date on it is 1961. It does not include the 10", just the 12" and 6", as far
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Stan Gorodenski
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Thanks, Robert. "How yours lost those parts we will probably never know." I will never know, but I have a strong suspicion. My friend's father was also a machinist and I suspected he inherited (not by
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Stan Gorodenski
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Thanks, Carvel. Yes, I knew the countershaft arrangement is homemade. It is because of this that I am going to have to redo what he did to make room for the back gears when I get them (which should
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Stan Gorodenski
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If you look at any motor pulley drawing other the MK-II from any decade, they are all 2-step. Unlike your setup, the large 2-step pulley on the countershaft is outboard of the bearing. Someone at the
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Robert Downs
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Re: Not Convinced
Robert and friends, I would just like to point out that this is only valid for the original Atlas ¡°Home Market¡± ( smile ) A four pole motor will run at 1750 rpm on a 60Hz ( c/s) supply as found in
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cwlathes
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The Atlas 10¡± and Atlas built 12¡± came with the same 16 RPM list. As I said before, what surface speed you need to be running depends upon three things ¨C diameter of the work piece, material and
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Robert Downs
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Re: Not Convinced
You are correct in saying that the surface speed is important when machining on a lathe. But surface speed depends upon spindle RPM and diameter of the part. It has nothing to do with what the swing
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Robert Downs
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Re: Not Convinced
Stan, Although the 4-step cone pulley on your shop-made Countershaft assembly looks original, and probably is, the slightly larger single step pulley next to it on the countershaft hanger assembly
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Robert Downs
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