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[Arc Tourist]

Looks to be metric ?

 

[compositepro]

It's a continental chipmaster they have a metric gearbox for metric threads this is a 1975 machine but came out of a uni R&D department so was barely run in....

 

[Bob Mac]

Hope you like this.

Here is a photo of a 6" Atlas lathe I restored. Took it apart, every nut, bolt and gear etc. Two weeks later I painted the individual parts and put it all back together. For a table to mount it on, I welded a 4" channel (as a tool tray) to a 12" channel and boxed it in.

Note: The cracked window behind the lathe was not due to operator error, but by a "flying feral cat". I was chasing the cat out of the garage when it jumped up onto my 14" x 48" Clausing and tripped the on lever. A split second later the cat was hurled across the garage by the chuck and into the window; was one of the funniest things I've ever seen, lol. Needless to say the cat never came back to crap in the garage again. Here's a photo of the Clausing also, sorry about the picture quality. View attachment 88948 View attachment 88949

That is a nice looking lathe... you were lucky to have all the parts, my Atlas 10F was in a sorry state but I decided to change its appearance a little, so although it might not
look like an Atlas...it certainly is. I removed all the back gearing and fitted a stepper motor drive, it can cut any thread you like imperial/metric/Outer mongolian etc... and the
main single phase motor has been changed for a DC treadmill motor so reverse is at the flick of a switch.
hope it is of interest.
rgds...Bob.

 

[rtbcomp]

Any chance of a separate thread on your stepper motor setup? This is something I was thinking about doing on my Drummond that came minus its power shaft.

 

[dobbslc]

I love the hand wheels on this machine^^^

 

[Rig Pig]

Very smart, significantly better than my Sphere (10f clone) that sits in the jobs for one day pile!

 

[Rig Pig]

Oh yeah it's a full on project, unfortunately it's always on the back burner! I have a decent S&B in the workshop and an extension to build so it's going to be a few years yet unless my wife gets her way and it meets a fiery end!

 

[gaz1]

@skotl you will be interested in the above gearbox for your lathe

 

[the artfull-codger]

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That is a nice looking lathe... you were lucky to have all the parts, my Atlas 10F was in a sorry state but I decided to change its appearance a little, so although it might not
look like an Atlas...it certainly is. I removed all the back gearing and fitted a stepper motor drive, it can cut any thread you like imperial/metric/Outer mongolian etc... and the
main single phase motor has been changed for a DC treadmill motor so reverse is at the flick of a switch.
hope it is of interest.
rgds...Bob.View attachment 96380

View attachment 96380

That is a nice looking lathe... you were lucky to have all the parts, my Atlas 10F was in a sorry state but I decided to change its appearance a little, so although it might not
look like an Atlas...it certainly is. I removed all the back gearing and fitted a stepper motor drive, it can cut any thread you like imperial/metric/Outer mongolian etc... and the
main single phase motor has been changed for a DC treadmill motor so reverse is at the flick of a switch.
hope it is of interest.
rgds...Bob.View attachment 96380

Like the colour & the home made toolpost, minor point, the carriage & tailstock handwheels look too large [didn't come off a singer sewing machine did they?]

 

[Keith 66]

That lathe with its stepper drive is a work of art, Hell of a lot of work sorting that out.
Kind of inspired me to sort the old Boley i have out!

 

[mfletch]

May have some parts for the atlas 10 I have one working but have no use for it so thinking of selling off for parts

Very smart, significantly better than my Sphere (10f clone) that sits in the jobs for one day pile!View attachment 96387

 

[Rig Pig]

May have some parts for the atlas 10 I have one working but have no use for it so thinking of selling off for parts

Cheers I'll remember that, but it's going to be a long time before I get round to it!

 

[Gritineye]

As we're talking Atlas Lathes, here's mine today punching way above it's weight and length

 

[Shox Dr]

As we're talking Atlas Lathes, here's mine today punching way above it's weight and length

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Most excellent Sir whats the other bed from.

And what you doing mister

 

[Gritineye]

Most excellent Sir whats the other bed from.

And what you doing mister

The other bed is a worn out one that came with my first Atlas, cut off because it's too cold to have the door open!

I are mostly testing the ability of my wheely bin to handle huge amounts of swarf

 

[mfletch]

Wow that's what you call a lathe and a half

 

[rory1]

Got myself an old m400 to sit alongside my even older 13" Harrison.

It's worn but will be ample for what I use it for. I'm not chasing tight tolerances - just a few thou is close enough for me. Came with a 3 jaw, 4 jaw, fixed steady, taper turning attachemt and a DRO

 

[brightspark]

Got myself an old m400 to sit alongside my even older 13" Harrison.

It's worn but will be ample for what I use it for. I'm not chasing tight tolerances - just a few thou is close enough for me. Came with a 3 jaw, 4 jaw, fixed steady, taper turning attachemt and a DRO

how much then

 

[rory1]

I've had nights out that cost more! But I did neglect to mention that it's missing it's tool post and has a jammed gib on the cross slide.

 

[Hood]

I have a toolpost from a Colchester Triumph if it would be any use for you, see here.
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/4-way-toolpost-for-colchester-triumph.67683/