Atlas Id Help

[Superburban]

This is for sale locally, trying to figure out a date, and specs. Looks like either a 9", or 12". I never saw this style head stock before. The rest definitely looks like an Atlas Craftsman.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[schor]

franken lathe? That is not an atlas headstock as far as I know.

 

[wa5cab]

It looks like it's a 12x24. The bed, tailstock, legs and QCGB appear to have originally been part of a 101.27430 (made from late 1950 or 51 until mid 1957). The headstock is off of something else.

 

[CluelessNewB]

I'm wondering if that is just a sheet metal cover over an original headstock.

 

[Superburban]

Well, the seller finally got back to me, he says he thinks its a 6" swing, and 32" from headstock to the end of the bed, which could easily make it a 12" by 24". I'm leaning towards a headstock change, as adding a sheet metal cover would not do away with the reversing tumbler. By the two levers, I'm thinking it has a gearbox. But the seller says it is back in storage (less the 24 hrs after posting it on CL ?? ), and cannot easily get any more pics. Just as well, I really do not have the money to spare right now.


Thanks

 

[wa5cab]

The Brits would call it a 6" swing. US parlance is 12".

It's probably a geared head headstock off of some other 12", but what I couldn't say. Perusal of old Enco and other importer catalogs might eventually ID it.

I agree that saying it is "back in storage" is odd. From all of the stuff including a lamp on the wall behind it, that's clearly its operating position.