1936 atlas lathe

[trizilla]

i scored this old lathe a while back for next to nothing and am thinking of fixing it up. i dont really know anything about old lathe's, new lathe's, or even how to use one.lol after a close look, appears that i am missing a counter shaft and its pulley's, have a broken motor mount, missing all the gears for the auto feed, and missing some sort of tool holder. since i dont know much about them i'm hoping someone here will chime in and give me some insight as to wether this is worth fixing or not.
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[trizilla]

this pic is hard to see but it is stamped 10d-24t witch i am assuming means 10 in diamter and 24in table?

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this one shows the broken motor mount

[trizilla]

also wondering if something is missing from here


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and here's where i think i'm missing the gears for what i'm calling the "auto feed"


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[Xowner]

Your missing a lot of pieces, I sent you some pictures on FB to show you want you should be looking at. The missing part in your picture is the switch to turn the motor on or off.

[Scootertrash]

I've got one, not sure of the year. Parts abound on ebay.

[jsmay]

Hey Eric , pretty sure atlas was a division of clausing up until the late 40's/50's. The 30's era are def good machines. You'd be surprised, you can probably get every piece it's missing.

[Flyingw]

Sign up with the Garage Journal web site. There are so many guys there who do vintage tools. For what you have, these guys will surely be able to help you.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/

[Scootertrash]

Thanks for the link Flyingw, I'll have to try to check that site out also.

Ebay has tons of parts for these. Atlas made these for Craftsman too, so if you search Atlas lathe or Craftsman lathe you should find all the stuff you will need.

You are correct in assuming that the missing gears are for the auto feed. There are quite a few gears with different numbers of teeth for turning threads using the auto feed, as well as just using the auto feed for regular turning operations.

[trizilla]

thanks everyone. i have sourced all the missing parts except the switch on ebay. i figure i'll have probably $600 into it when its completely operable. it will be a while before i get it up and running but i'll update this when i do.


flyingw, thanks for the link, i'll check that place out.

[Flyingw]

You're welcome. That site is great for tools, garages, cars and everything that is manly. A great bunch of guys always willing to help and so many subject matter experts.

[Dirtcrasher]

I would not spend ONE DIME on that lathe until I ran a dial indicator on the spindle and from the bed weys. As well as chuck run out at the spindle with something perfectly true like a 5/8 or 3/4" dowel pin. Pull the spindle up and down etc.

I got a cheap lathe once, had a grand into it and had run out problems so I sold it cheap and bought one that worked better and needed nothing.

It may be cannibalized for a reason? And I think Sears became Atlas and they were good lathes; Lots of stuff to be aware of though.

It's fun to restore, but, frustrating to not achieve the results you desire...........

http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewforum.php?f=42

[czac]

Try the vintage machienery site too, they may even have an owners manual for it.... Free! Nice find though! Id love to find one myself.

[czac]

Sign up with the Garage Journal web site. There are so many guys there who do vintage tools. For what you have, these guys will surely be able to help you.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/

Another GJ Member here? I love that site, lotsa cool info there. Im zacker01 on that site.