New Atlas lower cross slide

[iron man]

Not that dial, what is THIS dial?

Sorry that is my speed pot for the PWM board I have mounted on the rear of the lathe I have a commercial 2 1/2 horse treadmill motor on this lathe along with an emergency shut off button it works out real nice. Ray

 

[iron man]

I was in Springfield MO. this last weekend and I was really surprised to look at the new southbend and the compound looks a lot like what I built, you could almost interchange them. Ray

 

[iron man]

Well the paint was dry enough tonight I got to use it and man what a differance it is not even the same machine along with the mod to the compound this is the way the lathe should have been built now on to a taper attachment. Ray

 

[pdentrem]

I am not surprised about the improvement! I always thought the originals were too short.
Pierre