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Atlas 10F Lathe
- Thread starter Vic Perrin
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Penpal
Grand Master
True blue this one,only differences between the wood and metal is the shape of the cutting edges,the metal lathe infinitely slower with this one and the great need to concentrate at all times.That type of tool holder is most useful IMHO.Never seen a stepped tail stock shaft before.It looks sturdy and ready to roll. Have fun mate and before long you will wonder how you got by without one. Enjoy and great to share the task with your Wife Aud.
Peter.
Peter.
It's not a steped tail stock Peter it has a 3-2 morse taper sleeve in there
Skil Phil
Full Member
Nice restoration. Enjoy learning to use it.
Phil
Phil
Morse
Graduate Member
Impressive Vic.
Enjoy the learning curve, hopefully not to expensive.
Have fun.
Dave
Enjoy the learning curve, hopefully not to expensive.
Have fun.
Dave
Ray7756
Full Member
Excelent restoration Vic have fun finding out all the things you can do with it
Cheers
Ray
Cheers
Ray
That looks amazing Vic mate
Paul hd
Fellow
A beautiful lathe.
alpha1
Fellow
That's a beauty. I use a metal lathe for all of my pen turning. I use a four jaw scroll chuck. All of the turning is done with carbide cutters in the tool post. I turn my blanks round. Use a parting of tool to cut the blanks to length. Dril them on the lathe. Glue the tubes. Stick the blanks back in the chuck and turn them down to the brass tubes. Put them on a mandrel and use a carbide cutter in the tool post to take the blank down to very near the bushings. Then sand and finish.
wm460
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Very nice Vic.
AllenN
Fellow
That looks great Vic. I am sure that if you investigate the Model Engineering Workhop forum on line you will find someone who knows about the lathe. It’s also worth looking on the lathes.co.uk website if you have not already done so.
Hi Allen, I have spoken to the guy who runs lathes.co.uk and he was very helpful. I have managed to download an Atlas Lathe Operation and Maintenance book which will be very helpful.
The lathe was missing a Guard which I managed to locate on eBay but it was in the USA. The guard cost me a very reasonable £12.50 but the postage was £28
Time to get it dirty now mate.
Time to get it dirty now mate.
Had a go this afternoon mate making my son a couple of tools for adjusting gas valves on domestic boilers
It only involved a bit of knurling and drilling on some Aluminium rod and fitting some Allen Keys into the ends of them. Simple job bur at least a start. I also made a start on a bowl in yew on the wood lathe
Penpal
Grand Master
The daily double mate,it is for me when I use both types of lathes,very handy and satisfying. I can imagine with your restoration bent finding the guard must have been very pleasing indeed.
Peter.
Peter.