Won on Ebay today For the grand sum of £180, only bit I need in the rack for the manual saddle traverse as it's missing for some reason. I know it ain't huge but I can get big bits done one the works Ajax if needs be and I really don't have anywhere to put summat like a Colchester Bantam/Student, at least not 'til I win the lottery and buy that house with the workshop attached anyway
Must get busy and tidy out the big shed and finish wiring it up
p.s. if anybody knows an easy source of Atlas parts, other than Ebay, please let me know so's I can source a rack a.s.a.p.

Wow mate - nice find!

ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSES NOW NOT TO FINISH FOR THIS SUMMER

We all meet first monday of every month at the Greyhound Pub in Eye Green - so get yourself down there for inspiration and if you offer tea/biccies/beer you might even find a few volunteers

You'll be suprised what you can knock out on that beauty, Atlas lathes are good. For spares stick an ad on here.
Have fun making chips.
Al.

http://www.homeworkshop.org.uk/latest.html



Originally posted by Browser
Won on Ebay today For the grand sum of £180, only bit I need in the rack for the manual saddle traverse as it's missing for some reason. I know it ain't huge but I can get big bits done one the works Ajax if needs be and I really don't have anywhere to put summat like a Colchester Bantam/Student, at least not 'til I win the lottery and buy that house with the workshop attached anyway
Must get busy and tidy out the big shed and finish wiring it up
p.s. if anybody knows an easy source of Atlas parts, other than Ebay, please let me know so's I can source a rack a.s.a.p.

A friend of mine had one of them, it needed a bit of work doing but he manged to find a supplier that could supply nearly every part required most parts were from stock.When done up it was a good machine and a lot sturdier than the cheap imported lathes.
Cant remember the company but am sure they will show up with some searching on google.
Paul

Bingo

I have one also, busted the little reverse screw gearbox on the front so if anyone knows where spares can be sourced I,d also like to know.

My efforts proved fruitless.

NB/ mine is older with white metal bearings, anyone know who can refurbish these ???

Cheers Mark

Stick a wanted ad on http://www.lathes.co.uk this is where I got a couple of parts for my Denham junior mk2.

Yours looks like this http://www.lathes.co.uk/atlas/page2.html an atlas 9" Model 936

Worth a try

Regards

Rich

Also says to try this guy for spares

Mike Kerns, Acorn Machine Tool Co. (send SAE for info. Pack) 16, Mansfield Place, North Ascot, Berks. 5SL 8ND
Phone: 01344 883 417(please mention Tony Griffiths)

You may also find useful contacts via this forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/

[Edited on 4/1/07 by RichardK]

Picked it up yesterday, it's actually the 10 inch model (10 inch refers to the max dia. it will turn) but still needs the new rack. I also need to look at the motor 'cos I'd like to wire in a reversing switch, so if anyone's got a copy, please, of a Myford wiring diagram I reckon that'd be the same.

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Originally posted by mark chandler
Bingo

I have one also, busted the little reverse screw gearbox on the front so if anyone knows where spares can be sourced I,d also like to know.

My efforts proved fruitless.

NB/ mine is older with white metal bearings, anyone know who can refurbish these ???

Cheers Mark

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it is indeed a good lathe but do not just bolt it to the bench eney old how it may twist the casting. put a lenght of bar in the chuck the longer the better mark where the chuck is or if you can lock the gears do that. then mount 2 dti's on the bed one tuching the top of the bar and one on the side when you nip the bolts up make sure there is no deflection if there is keep puting shim steel under the feet untill when it is fully niped up there is no deflection.

just thought of another test you need to do get a engineers precision level and put it on the bed neer the chuck and then remove the tail stock and put on the end of the bed and make sure thay are all level.