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Atlas metal lathe manual


 

Hey , l have purchased a V48 Atlas metal lathe Serial # 039466 . Anyone know any way l can get a parts manual / owners manual ? Any reprints or Vintage press company’s out there ? I have been searching high and low ?. Any help will
be really appreciated !


 

Hi,
Go here>

Scroll down to Atlas Press Company or any other company that tickles your fancy. :)
Lots & lots of info.?
I have a V54 Serial #48700 so we're pretty darn close.?
Enjoy!
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Your lathe is a Babbit bearing Series 10F.? It was made around September of 1942.

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You can unload a parts manual for the 10F from the Group Files section.?

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The Owner’s or Operator’s manual will be the correct version of the Atlas Manual of Lathe Operation (or MOLO for short).? Because the final edition is still available from Clausing (so it is still in print), we have elected to play it safe and not upload earlier versions of the MOLO to Files.? Originals show up regularly on eBay.? Average price is around $25 to $35.? Most sellers have no idea that there were 10 (at least) different versions and 33 Editions printed between 1937 and 1988.? If you download the MOLO History documents (two) from Files, they will tell you what version you need and how to identify it.? The choice is made more complicated because Atlas did not begin putting the print year and Edition number on the Copyright page until the 16th edition in 1953.? Those (one for Atlas and one for Craftsman) have no information on the Babbit spindle bearings.? So the one you want will first off only say Copyright 1937 on the Copyright page.? Then on the change gear chart it should say in part “10F Series”, instead of Craftsman or 6”.? Beyond that, read the History and the Selection chart.? If you have any remaining questions after that, ask them.

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PS:? Please sign your posts.

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Robert Downs

WA5CAB

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of blw6772 via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 15:58
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Subject: [atlas-craftsman IO] Atlas metal lathe manual

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Hey , l have purchased a V48 Atlas metal lathe Serial # 039466 . Anyone know any way l can get a parts manual / owners manual ? Any reprints or Vintage press company’s out there ? I have been searching high and low ?. Any help will
be really appreciated !


 

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Beats me where my mind was.? Third word in second sentence below should have been “download”, not “unload”.

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Robert Downs

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Downs via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 17:15
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Atlas metal lathe manual

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???,

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Your lathe is a Babbit bearing Series 10F.? It was made around September of 1942.

?

You can unload a parts manual for the 10F from the Group Files section.?

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Beats me what I was thinking of.? Word in 2nd sentence below should be “download”, not “unload”.

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Robert Downs

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Downs via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 17:15
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Atlas metal lathe manual

?

???,

?

Your lathe is a Babbit bearing Series 10F.? It was made around September of 1942.

?

You can unload a parts manual for the 10F from the Group Files section.?

?

The Owner’s or Operator’s manual will be the correct version of the Atlas Manual of Lathe Operation (or MOLO for short).? Because the final edition is still available from Clausing (so it is still in print), we have elected to play it safe and not upload earlier versions of the MOLO to Files.? Originals show up regularly on eBay.? Average price is around $25 to $35.? Most sellers have no idea that there were 10 (at least) different versions and 33 Editions printed between 1937 and 1988.? If you download the MOLO History documents (two) from Files, they will tell you what version you need and how to identify it.? The choice is made more complicated because Atlas did not begin putting the print year and Edition number on the Copyright page until the 16th edition in 1953.? Those (one for Atlas and one for Craftsman) have no information on the Babbit spindle bearings.? So the one you want will first off only say Copyright 1937 on the Copyright page.? Then on the change gear chart it should say in part “10F Series”, instead of Craftsman or 6”.? Beyond that, read the History and the Selection chart.? If you have any remaining questions after that, ask them.

?

?

Robert Downs

WA5CAB

?

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of blw6772 via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 15:58
To: [email protected]
Subject: [atlas-craftsman IO] Atlas metal lathe manual

?

Hey , l have purchased a V48 Atlas metal lathe Serial # 039466 . Anyone know any way l can get a parts manual / owners manual ? Any reprints or Vintage press company’s out there ? I have been searching high and low ?. Any help will
be really appreciated !