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Atlas 3 inch lathe
- Thread starter bigbore1934
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I think it's an Atlas 618, a 6" lathe. Good buy for $75 if you can get it going. If it's too far gone, should be easy to part out.
Google Atlas 618 and you'll find plenty of info on them. Very popular small lathe, was also rebadged and sold through Sears as a Craftsman, though the Atlas had real bearings in the headstock and is considered superior to the craftsman.
Google Atlas 618 and you'll find plenty of info on them. Very popular small lathe, was also rebadged and sold through Sears as a Craftsman, though the Atlas had real bearings in the headstock and is considered superior to the craftsman.
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Maui
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That is a sweet deal worthy of a YOU ****!
Maui
Maui
cvairwerks
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Sizing is set by how large a diameter you can swing over the cross slide.
a 6"? I thought you measured by the opening of the jaw?
Maui,much appreciated!lmao!
It is measured by the largest diameter you can turn in the lathe. Measured from the centerline of the chuck to the bed, then double.
You can turn a larger diameter than will fit in the chuck. For example, you could hold something on its interior surface with the jaws as they are.
Craptain
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Looks like my 618. And that chuck would easily sell for what you paid for the whole thing.
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rsanter
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Due to the rust on the ways, be very careful when cleaning it up. Don't move the cross slide until you get the ways cleaned up
Remove the tailstock and the compound.
Remove the chuck
Use a bristle brush or brass brush to remove some of the scale from the ways and other surfaces. Don't use a steel wire brush.
Then you can use Evaporust for some added rust removal.
Oil the surfaces up before moving things
Bob
Remove the tailstock and the compound.
Remove the chuck
Use a bristle brush or brass brush to remove some of the scale from the ways and other surfaces. Don't use a steel wire brush.
Then you can use Evaporust for some added rust removal.
Oil the surfaces up before moving things
Bob
Very nice score. They have really gone up in value over the years. If the bearings are good, you will be able to get it running again. Couple of forums are out there that have folks that rebuild and restore them. "The Hobby Machinist" and "Practical Machinist". The former is geared toward the average joe with some very skilled folks. The latter has a more experienced, professional theme. But both are great forums.
Due to the rust on the ways, be very careful when cleaning it up. Don't move the cross slide until you get the ways cleaned up
Remove the tailstock and the compound.
Remove the chuck
Use a bristle brush or brass brush to remove some of the scale from the ways and other surfaces. Don't use a steel wire brush.
Then you can use Evaporust for some added rust removal.
Oil the surfaces up before moving things
Bob
The problem with this advise, which is right on BTW, is that it usually comes to late. Don't be moving things across the rusty ways. Remove the gibs and then remove the slides , and then clean. The precision of a machine tool relies on its ways. If you move rusty parts against each other then you are grinding the ways removing precision that is built into the tool.
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rsanter
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btw the rust is minimal,what you really see is the saw dust from someone turning wood on it!!!!!It was greasy enough it cleaned up easy(no pics)
The rust does look minimal and I am sure it will clean up.
But it does not take much rust to be abrasive to critical surfaces.
If the rust looked worse I would have advised to dismantle the lathe for derusting. As it looks I think you can clean it us very well with it together and then get things moving
What I would do is:
Compressed air
Some degreaser
Clean it up then take on the rust removal
Once the easiest removed rust is gone you can use Evaporust soaked into folded paper towels and lay them on the ways.
Clean up with some WD40 and a bristle or brass brush, then inspect.
Repeat the above as needed, could be a couple of times
The entire chuck, compound and components of the tailstock can be submerged in the Evaporust or you could try electrolysis. The cleaned up further before reassembly.
Bob
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