Hello, thank you for letting me join. I am new to metal lathe work and just recently purchased a very old atlas lathe with splayed feet. I will post pics of it later. Did they have a serial number on them. From my research I have figured it to be about a 1932 year.
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Hi! Mine is from 1953, it has the serial number stamped on top at the tailstock end of the bed.
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Welcome to the forum. Are you having problems using your new to you lathe? Or are you just tying to determine how old it is? The serial number is typical on the tailstock end of the lathe bed.
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Welcome. I found this place the same way. Great group of people who offer help in all aspects. Like mickri said, YouTube 'Mr. Pete' to start cracking this nut and come back here when you have questions. These forums are a wealth of knowledge.
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Wow, that's an early Atlas with a few custom Frankenfeatures (not making a dig, just noting different parts on it). By the skirt and head, it might predate the model 10F but you'll have to look at the archived factory literature to ID it. The serial won't be of much use because there aren't good records, but we have an Atlas serial number thread here that puts some of the history together. The way the bed ways extend past the beam on the tailstock side is something I haven't seen, that's a clue. The pillow bock for the lead screw is fabricated, so it's possible the lead screw or the bed itself were parted together, it's common to see in Atlases. The tailstock is very early, maybe 2 iterations prior to WW2. The compound looks like a later 6" maybe. For sure read up on the Atlas section and see @wa5cab's threads on Atlas lathes for information. There are some manuals on Kieth Rucker's site, vintagemachinery.org and our member library on this site has a trove of manuals and prints you won't find anywhere else. From the looks of things you will be able to run that lathe with a little tuning up.
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