#ATLAS LATHE MODEL 10100 SPEC MANUALS#
Unfortunately, the machines themselves have outlasted many of the original service manuals these are becoming rarer and harder to find as time goes by. Follower rest not really needed.Seller: oldtimeservicemanuals 1, It contains a professionally reproduced copy of all the original Specifications, Parts Lists, Schematics, etc. Steady rest would be a good accessory, it would come in handy for long tubes or solid rounds.
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Like others have said, a 3- jaw, 4-jaw are mandatory.įace plate is worth getting, esp if a larger lathe. Tooling can get expensive no matter what brand, so if you find a good machine with tooling, grab it. The usually had bushings for the main spindle, and those tended to get loose to the point of misalignment and tapered parts hard to correct without replacing. They’re nice to look at, but are not up to the tasks encountered today. Quality is not as good as a Colchester or most american brands, but much better than Chinese it’s about on par with the Japanese lathes.Īnd I agree with the caveat re: an old antique machine. Jet is made in Taiwan (or at least it was at the time). This particular model is no longer made, but a new version is. I bought a Jet 14-40 gap bed lathe about 20 yrs ago and have made many and varied parts on it. If money and space is not an issue, I’d go with a 14 40. They also tend to vibrate & chatter when taking all but the lightest cuts. So much depends on what you want to do with the lathe.Īgree with all opinions on a 6” being too small to be of much use other than to learn on. There is a DVD on epay that is made from old South Bend factory training films from the 40's, "How to run a lathe" that is very helpful with basics It and my 1951 Bridgeport both run happily off HD static phase converters. Also got a quick lesson, de-mystifying 3-phase somewhat, as he had a long switched umbilical that reached all over the shop, had the lathe running in 5 min.
#ATLAS LATHE MODEL 10100 SPEC FULL#
He had bins full of tooling, gave me a lot with it, all for $750. It has 3 and 4 jaw chucks, steadyrest, nice drill chucks and live centers, collet holder, and came with the old style tool post- I have since found a quick-change for it. I picked up a 16圆0 South Bend in great shape that came from Berkeley Pump when they went outsource and sold the shop to another friend who does that, buys out closing shops and always has a warehouse full of stuff. A friend who was a retired Mare Island machinist wanted the Craftsman, and showed up with a Harley Baja 100 and cash, so bye. I picked up a sweet Monkey Wards (Logan) 9x24 with lots of tooling and mounted on a nice cabinet. Got it from a friend who was in the business of rebuilding and reselling machine tools, and he had just gone thru it. My first was a 12x36 Craftsman (Atlas) and luckily it was pretty tight for a flat-ways rig. McMaster-Carr is also my go-to for raw materials, although tuning up your scrounging can be rewarding too. Cutting fluid will extend tool life by a lot as well as improve 'finish'.
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If you're machining aluminum they'll last, not so much with steel. Keep in mind that all cutting tools are considered as 'consumables', so do take a look at bit sets that use inserts as they can save you money over time. Squirrel mentioned most of the 'accessories' you'll want, it's pretty easy to spend a substantial percentage of the lathe purchase price on those but you can do it piecemeal. One thing I would recommend on any lathe is a quick-change toolpost. The import stuff will be a lot cheaper than USA bits and by and large will work as well. These days I generally go to McMaster-Carr and/or Shars.
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Depending on where you are, used lathes can be hard to find and many times no cheaper than a new import.Īs to tooling, I used to buy a lot from Enco, but they were bought out by MSC and prices went up sharply. but the bigger they are the more garage space they take, as well as weight to deal with.
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I bought a HF 12 x 36 about 20 years ago and have never regretted it. Size does matter if looking at metal lathes.