atlas lathe

As part of my CNC Lathe build, I need to install some pulleys on the spindle drive. The easiest method for making a key way in a pulley is to broach the feature into to part. I'm facing two challenges in using this traditional method: no arbor press and no broach tooling. O.k., alternative...

Hi everyone, restoring my Atlas 10” QC-54 for 115 volt and need help :) it is already wired for 220 and unfortunately No 1 wire is not tagged! Not too savvy with wiring motors! I have attached the wiring chart from the back of the plate as well as a picture of how it is wired as of today for...

Hi guys, I just purchased this little lathe and it needs some love for sure. It came with a few bits of tooling and such and is missing a few pieces but it is useable as is, I just need to decide if i'm going to do a full restoration or not. The bearings and ways seem totally fine and all the...

Hi folks. I'm not a machinist - more like a fan of old machines. I bought an Atlas lathe this weekend at an estate sale in Berkeley, CA, and I'm looking for information about it. It was in the back yard shop of a man with who clearly knew what he was doing; it was full of machines. In reading...

I have a 10 inch Atlas Lathe model TH54 I believe. It is in reasonable condition unfortunately did not come with a quick change gear box. These do not seem to be available anywhere and I wonder why some enterprising individual or company isn't manufacturing some retrofits for these lathes. I...

As long as I’ve been in this hobby, all through the forums, and everywhere, people say the Atlas lathe was made for “home hobbyists” and is not a production tool. So recently I was able to procure an old machine tool catalog. Check this out. Maybe this ad has been seen before, but I thought ...