Broken Atlas 6" lathe top slide.

[Stelni]

Thanks JPMacG, that will help a lot. I am pretty sure I will tackle this.


That is also a great idea mattthemuppet2, thanks. That may be the quickest way to get a usable lathe right now.


Thanks for the info wa5cab. I did find a couple of bare slides for sale, and one machined from steel, but all beyond my budget right now.


Thanks again folks.

 

[DiscoDan]

I have a cross slide I bought at an auction that I believe to be Craftsman. It is marked 10-302 and may fit. See pics. The one of the number is not clear but it looks like 10-302.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

that one's for a larger Atlas lathe Dan

 

[phubbman]

If you paid $250 for the whole lathe, spending a bit more on a replacement part will still keep you above water with the value of the lathe (assuming there aren't many more bad surprises).
It's probably well worth the repair.

 

[wa5cab]

The compound slide that you have is a 704-073. The earlier M6-302 will also work. They changed the compound slide but did not change the M6-301 upper swivel that it sits on. 10-302 fits 10F and maybe the later 10D's.

 

[Stelni]

Thanks again folks.

If you paid $250 for the whole lathe, spending a bit more on a replacement part will still keep you above water with the value of the lathe (assuming there aren't many more bad surprises).
It's probably well worth the repair.

Yeah phubbman, but I am basically a cheap guy, and did not want to ruin the good deal I got (or thought I did!) by having to spend the same amount again on just one part!
The rest of the lathe seems to be in excellent shape, so at some point I will attempt the task of making a replacement.

Regards.