small tool and stock find

[mattthemuppet2]

I lucked out again during one of my periodic rummagings through the metal recycling bins at work. Some of these bits I bought or was given (some alu plate and 2 large blocks), all the rest is from the bins. Also found a nice V-block in there too (not pictured):



cross slide table, no markings though


not sure what this is


couple of what looks like stainless rounds


couple of chunks of either brass or bronze - how do you tell the difference?



and a ton of alu angle, blocks and plates. Some of the stuff has holes in it, but I can either use those holes or work around them. Just need some more alu round stock and I'm pretty much set to go

 

[george wilson]

Matt,the cross slide table missing the top is an Atlas cross slide table. It formerly had a square top with 2 T slots,crossing each other in the center.About 10" square. Also had 2 blocks of cast iron that served as vise joints. One had screws that you could tighten the jaws on the object with.

I have one of these Atlas cross slide tables I bought new in 1963 from Sears. I did use it a little bit with my drill press way back then for very light milling,mostly experimental fooling around back then. I was only interested in making guitars and some banjos at the time.

It is not the most rigid cross slide table out there,but back then,it was about the only one commonly available to home shop users.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

thanks George, I was wondering if it was an Atlas and now I know I've no idea what happened to the top or the other handle. It's a neat little doodad though. When I feel the need for some stress relief (ooh, that'd be every day!) I'll strip it down and clean it up. Might come in useful if I get a second, smaller drill press.

If I get a bigger lathe, that other whatsit would make a really cool offsetable tailstock for turning tapers. It even has a metric scale, so with a bit of math I'd be able to work out the angle.