I had a Bridgeport then & I made my own 4/position turret tool holder to take up to 1/2" tools. I see yours has the old toolholder like mine did when I bought it. Did you happen to check runout on your headstock? That is, if you located your indicator yet. Yes, the gears look to be in superb condition. I do believe "down-the-road" a bit, you will be glad you decided to go with individual units. PS: If the admins here feel this is over-the-top for a welding forum, -no problem. I had to use them to wiggle-off a stuck spacing washer). (And no, I did not use the channel lock pliars on the nuts. I'm going to rebuild it from left to right. The design is remarkably simple and elegant. The main gears were completely disassembled and washed in a parts cleaner. Here's a photo of the unit as-is and another of the 5 main gears completely cleaned-up and greased.
It needs to be restored and you can see the tailstock and carriage knobs are not original so the first thing I make (as a warm-up to the PTO shaft) will be authentic knobs. Fortunately, the gears are in very good condition and everthing is very tight. The gears were packed with the most awful, rancid grease that was packed with metal shavings. It has surface rust that comes right off and it is grimey beyond all belief.
#Atlas lathe machine how to#
If it appears to be a problem, I'll seek advice here on how to build/fill it and resurface it.Īnhow, this TH42 first spent it's life at Bethlehem Steel and then in a garage for the past 15 years. When all is said and done, this lathe might need a spot of weld on the ways as one of them has a very slight wear groove. Truthfully though, I wanted a lathe for the past 3 decades. This will be a little detour from the Gen-Set project. The cost for having it done by some local machinists was in-line with the cost of a used or low-end lathe so, since I have a little lathe experience, I purchased a used Atlas TH42.
After checking around, none were commonly available and what was available was out of my price range. In order to complete the "Gen-Set" project, I needed to obtain a PTO shaft to drive the pulley off the diesel engine. Hopefully this is OK with the admins of this site. Mine has done everything I have ever asked of it just a little slower than a big lathe.I am carrying a thread about a lathe over from the Machines, Tools and Cutting Methods section to this arena. But like I said area makes a big difference in price normally.įor hobby work an atlas is a great machine! Easier to move around, easier lighter parts to work with, and it doesn't take up an acre of space. It did come with a bench, stead rest, carriage stops, and a coupe chucks and stuff though. I payed $600 for mine and had to buy the qcgb, milling attachment, and other odds and ends. But I would try real real hard to get that price down to around $1300ish.
If lathes are rare around your area it could be a good buy with all the attachments and bench. With as clean as the lathe looks I am going to assume it has little wear and is nice and tight. While it is a high price for an atlas there is allot of nice pluses there that would cost up to the asking price if bought separately. I am sure lots of goodies in the drawers and whatnot. Looks to be a milling attachment in the pile under the lathe as well as a tool post grinder possibly. Steady rest in the pic, all original hand knobs which is a great sign! Much bigger motor which is a plus. Quick change gear box is a very nice bit and is worth $500+ by itself if one were to add it on. That looks like a super nice atlas with a few attachments.
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