Recent content by markwesti

Art Deco !

That picture was taken when I first got the lathe home and was cleaning it up . Here is a picture of the stand I made for it , the base is a cut down HF wood lathe base and the table top is 2 pcs of 3/4 ply glued together and edge finished with oak . A few weeks ago I scored the original cast...

Machine tool (Craftsman/Atlas) . I believe this lathe is from 1938 . The main reason I think this is , the lead screw (it moves the cross slide) is a double lead 3/8-20 screw . Later ones are Acme single lead . When Atlas started making the little 6" around 1937 they used the double lead...

Hi Shadow Boxer . I'm very interested in your machine . South Bend never made a "hobby lathe" like my little Atlas , all their stuff is industrial shop level . The fact that threading is metric is also interesting . Here is something I can't wrap my thoughts around , 3rd picture down is a flat...

Craftsman / Atlas 6" . Also has a milling attachment . DSCF2546 by mark westi, on Flickr

That lathe is a lot older than 78' (not a bad thing a good thing) . I think they call this one a Heavy 10 . To run that 3phase motor you need a phase converter . It has been a long time since I was running one , I had the rotary type it was loud and it had problems . Hopefully they have gotten...

Nice , I like the Craftsman drill press I call those the art deco model . the guy that gave me the lathe has one like that but I don't think it has the counter shaft . PS thanks for the aww about my past shop , but don't feel to bad for me at the end it was becoming a real PITA . Really...

Cool set up bubinga , and yes I don't at the moment have the correct pulleys for the counter or the motor . Chuck goes round and I make part now and then . As you know it's amazing how much support tooling one needs to do even the most simple job . I'm gettin' the band back together , From 85'...

17, 500 yikes ! Typo , it's 1,750 haha. @bubinga thanks for the support , I have thought about a tread mill motor and maybe ditching the counter shaft . The wiper motor sounds interesting , all that electronics , and hide it all I like that . Only problem is you don't want to make a cut in...

Thanks for the reply's and welcomes! About a year ago I was in my friends hot rod shop making a part on his 10" Logan , the little 6" was sitting next to it and I kept looking over at it . My friend says "you want that thing ". Of course I said yes , he told me it was given to him by a customer...

Hi , this is my Craftsman 101.07301 6" lathe (not to be confused with a Craftsman 618) . This model was made form 40'-56' it has a plain bearing (bushing) head stock . I still need some tooling for it , but I'm off to a good start . Hope you like the pics , Mark .