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Bink, I don't believe you have an Atlas. To my knowledge they only built
lathes with flat ways. I stand corrected if I'm wrong.

John

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I recently acquired a very old lathe which the previous owner said was
an Atlas. However I am not so sure. There are several layers of old
paint flaking off and I cannot find any markings anywhere on the lathe,
no name tag, no model #, no serial #. The lathe is approximately 11" x
28". The cover over the change gears just hangs on - it is not bolted or
hinged. The reversing gears are shifted with a small lever that tension
is applied to by means of a 'spur' wheel. The ways are flat inside which
the tailstock rides on and prismatic outside which the carriage rides
on. The spindle is threaded for 1锟�" - 12 which is apparently unusual.

This lathe needs a lot of work but I would like to know what I have. Any
help identifying the manufacturer and/or model would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,

Bink



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On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Bink wrote:

[ partial snip of description of mystery lathe ]

... The ways are flat inside which
the tailstock rides on and prismatic outside which the carriage rides
on. The spindle is threaded for 1�" - 12 which is apparently unusual.

I don't have any insights as to what your lathe might
BE, but I know what it ISN'T. AFAIK, Atlas only made
flat-way lathes. This was one of the principal cost-cutting
measures, as I recall, that brought their lathes into
the realm of being affordable by the home user.

I haven't been around enough 'other' lathes to even
offer a hint as to what it might be - hopefully someone
else here can. Also try posting on r.c.m if you meet
with no success here - there is a VAST knowledge base there.

Cheers,
Dave Kochan
Salt Lake City



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Bink wrote:

I recently acquired a very old lathe which the previous owner said was
an Atlas. However I am not so sure. There are several layers of old
paint flaking off and I cannot find any markings anywhere on the lathe,
no name tag, no model #, no serial #. The lathe is approximately 11" x
28". The cover over the change gears just hangs on - it is not bolted or
hinged. The reversing gears are shifted with a small lever that tension
is applied to by means of a 'spur' wheel. The ways are flat inside which
the tailstock rides on and prismatic outside which the carriage rides
on.

Nope, definitely not an Atlas, with inverted V ways!

The spindle is threaded for 1茂驴陆" - 12 which is apparently unusual.

Never seen that particular thread on anything. 1" -8 (or 10) and1 1/2" - 8
are pretty standard on the ond ones - (1 1/2 - 8 is
what is used on all 10 and 12" Atlas machines.)

This lathe needs a lot of work but I would like to know what I have. Any
help identifying the manufacturer and/or model would be greatly
appreciated.

Look on the metalworking drop box, and compare to pictures there.
Might be a Logan, SB or whatever.


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