While we do not charge for our service, it does cost us a considerable amount of money to bring all of this content to you. Kalamazoo, MI, U.īecause they sold in such huge numbers, the most frequently encountered models today are the "10F", a power-cross feed version of the "D", and the useful little backgeared and screwcutting 6-inch 3-inch centre height. Mission Submitting Content VintageMachinery. Oltlas Press Company We wish to extend our sincere appreciation to the many manufacturers, engineers and machinists who have assisted in the preparation of the technical material in this manual. If we have helped him, even in a small way, the research and labor involved in the preparation of this book will have been well worth while.
#Atlas lathe book manual#
It is our hope that this Manual will further the advancement of the lathe user ill all walks of industry. Much of the data will prove invaluable to the machinist and the more experienced lathe operator. Fundamental and concrete theory, as well as operating procedure, is included in order to make this book suitable for students, apprentices and vocational schools.
#Atlas lathe book how to#
It's a highly illustrated book which shows many variations in lathes and how to use them. First are three chapters from "Machining Fundamentals" on lathes and lathe operations.
Here are some scans from books very much worth reading.
#Atlas lathe book full#
Please note that this picture was taken before our Atlas lathe was restored to full working condition. This is a diagram of the parts of a lathe. This material is collected here in order to assist a workshop on using the lathe as well as for people to teach themselves how to use this machine. This is reference material for people interested in using our metal lathes. The frame has two fully rotating lockable & two fixed heavy duty 4 inch high nylon castors under it so I can move it out to clean under it or recover lost items under it if needed. This last week I've set it in a welded 2 inch angle iron steel frame where the lathe stands on two 670 mm long 4 inch wide, 3 inches high " U " shaped channels of 1/2 " thick steel. I have my lathe set on a fairly strong cast iron leg set which is bolted to a 2 inch thick beech block for the table top. I feel that ideally you need to be able to see the tool tip when it is cutting whilst standing reasonably straight up, not having to bend over to see what your doing as this leads to fatigue and the tendency to use the lathe to push yourself up right after an hour or so of turning. In like the idea of that heavy stand but would say that from the picture it looks to be mounted too far back from the operator. I know that's kind of a broad topic post, but any input or explanation on why the Atlas seems to have such a bad wrap (and ways of fixing it) would be welcome. If I can do that while building a stand, more the better! I'm not looking to turn out high precision work with the old atlas, but I would like to get the most out of it that I can. Would be a while before it happens anyways, the budget can only take so much stretching and I'm buying a new welder this month also (Millermatic 211). I'm not doing production stuff so ease and speed of changing tools is not a high priority, but would probably be a welcome addition in the convenience dept. I was also thinking of eventually changing out the "lantern" tool holder for a QCTP, but am unsure if that wold do anything for accuracy or not. I'd probably be tossing it even if it did. The guy I'm buying it from has it mounted on a rather nasty looking 2x4 and plywood arrangement and I don't think it even comes with the lathe. I will have to build a stand for my atlas either way. I like the ease of access to the chip tray, I like the added space under the hand wheels, I like the way it manages dripping oil (or coolant if I ever build that) and if it actually does add a degree of stiffness to the lathe for greater accuracy, I'm sold. I need to build a stand for the atlas and I was thinking I like a lot of the things this gent mentions with a "beam" mounting: Or perhaps it's only "flexible" when compared to a 3000 lb dedicated shop type lathe? Is it the ways that are "flexible"? or is it in the cross slide? the head? I say flexibility since that seems to be the major thing that is usually pointed out. Now, I still haven't picked mine up (10X36 or maybe a 42, remains to be seen) but I would like to address any "flexibility" items while I'm cleaning, restoring and setting it up. Generally, I find the Atlas lathes are put down by professionals and sort "damned with faint praise" by hobbyists (IE:it's good enough).