101.07301 Atlas Craftsman Metal Lathe, 103.23440 24" Craftsman Jig Saw
I just got home with these two machines...
a 101.07301 Atlas Craftsman metal lathe and...
a 103.23440 24" Craftsman jig saw.
4/14/2021
Today, I freed, removed, dismantled, cleaned and reassembled the tail stock.
Likewise with the Watson MFG. Co. Craftsman 111.21380 4", 4-jaw chuck, patent US1977658A.
There's a bit of pitting around the mount edge, but it's fully functional.
I also got the compound rest assembly moving fairly well.
I made an initial attempt to remove the Atlas 5635 3-jaw chuck, but did not want to force and break something. I did discover that the large gear adjacent to the cone pulley slid over to the right. I don't believe there should be a space between them. This causes the indexing pin to drag on the holes in the edge of the gear.
I'm hoping to remove the collar on the far left of the shaft, loosen all the set screws to the right and remove the shaft with chuck.
4/15/2021
This morning, I started on the countershaft assembly.
Dismantling this assembly was a *****! There are six set screws along the shaft and only two flats. The other four set screws were tightened on the circumference of the shaft and they all created burrs. They cone pulley was particularly difficult to remove. Fortunately, nothing broke.
I also removed the carriage and compound rest assemblies from the lathe bed...
... and the tool post from the compound rest assembly.
The tool post set screw was slightly bent and badly mushroomed. I had to file around the end of the screw before it would back out.
4/17/2021
It's been a very busy few days. I got everything dismantled and cleaned except the carriage and compound rest assemblies. Several assemblies are back together.
The head stock spindle was another ***** to get apart and out. I still could not get the chuck off the spindle, but luckily, the spindle removed from the right side with the chuck still attached.
There are a lot of parts to this lathe and the many photos I took helped tremendously during reassembly.
I finally got the chuck off the spindle after putting it in the freezer for several hours. The Atlas auto-centering, 3-jaw chuck is a rather simple device with some very complex machining.
4/18/2021
This morning, I soaked the Atlas chuck parts in citric acid, cleaned it up, lubed and assembled it. So nice!
I also cleaned this Jacobs 6A I'll use for the tail stock.
So, as I said earlier, the spindle was very difficult to remove. The large spindle gear on the right was very tight on the spindle and I had to hammer out the spindle while blocking the hub of the gear to the head casting to prevent breakage.
Once I got the spindle cleaned up, I tried to test fit the spindle gear, but it would not slip back onto the spindle. I ended up honing the gear bore just a bit.
4/20/2021
Yesterday, I cleaned the bed ways, taped them and cleaned the larger cast iron pieces with Grez-Off outdoors.
Before:
After:
This morning, I started assembly.
The badges were cleaned and reattached with machine screws.
I'm starting to ponder how I'm going to arrange the motor and countershaft assembly using the 27", 29" and 48" belts that I already have.
4/21/2021
This morning, I completed assembling the head stock. Everything turns pretty good.
This afternoon, I started dismantling and cleaning the carriage and cross slide.
4/22/2021
This morning, I finished cleaning and assembling the carriage and cross slide assembly. I also got it and the tailstock on the bed.
Everything moves so nicely! When I got it home, every single gear was seized on it's bushing. The lead screw was seized in both collars. The compound rest would barely move. The tail stock ram would barely move.
4/24/2021
I cleaned up the jig saw today. It's a nice machine!
I just got home with these two machines...
a 101.07301 Atlas Craftsman metal lathe and...
a 103.23440 24" Craftsman jig saw.
4/14/2021
Today, I freed, removed, dismantled, cleaned and reassembled the tail stock.
Likewise with the Watson MFG. Co. Craftsman 111.21380 4", 4-jaw chuck, patent US1977658A.
There's a bit of pitting around the mount edge, but it's fully functional.
I also got the compound rest assembly moving fairly well.
I made an initial attempt to remove the Atlas 5635 3-jaw chuck, but did not want to force and break something. I did discover that the large gear adjacent to the cone pulley slid over to the right. I don't believe there should be a space between them. This causes the indexing pin to drag on the holes in the edge of the gear.
I'm hoping to remove the collar on the far left of the shaft, loosen all the set screws to the right and remove the shaft with chuck.
4/15/2021
This morning, I started on the countershaft assembly.
Dismantling this assembly was a *****! There are six set screws along the shaft and only two flats. The other four set screws were tightened on the circumference of the shaft and they all created burrs. They cone pulley was particularly difficult to remove. Fortunately, nothing broke.
I also removed the carriage and compound rest assemblies from the lathe bed...
... and the tool post from the compound rest assembly.
The tool post set screw was slightly bent and badly mushroomed. I had to file around the end of the screw before it would back out.
4/17/2021
It's been a very busy few days. I got everything dismantled and cleaned except the carriage and compound rest assemblies. Several assemblies are back together.
The head stock spindle was another ***** to get apart and out. I still could not get the chuck off the spindle, but luckily, the spindle removed from the right side with the chuck still attached.
There are a lot of parts to this lathe and the many photos I took helped tremendously during reassembly.
I finally got the chuck off the spindle after putting it in the freezer for several hours. The Atlas auto-centering, 3-jaw chuck is a rather simple device with some very complex machining.
4/18/2021
This morning, I soaked the Atlas chuck parts in citric acid, cleaned it up, lubed and assembled it. So nice!
I also cleaned this Jacobs 6A I'll use for the tail stock.
So, as I said earlier, the spindle was very difficult to remove. The large spindle gear on the right was very tight on the spindle and I had to hammer out the spindle while blocking the hub of the gear to the head casting to prevent breakage.
Once I got the spindle cleaned up, I tried to test fit the spindle gear, but it would not slip back onto the spindle. I ended up honing the gear bore just a bit.
4/20/2021
Yesterday, I cleaned the bed ways, taped them and cleaned the larger cast iron pieces with Grez-Off outdoors.
Before:
After:
This morning, I started assembly.
The badges were cleaned and reattached with machine screws.
I'm starting to ponder how I'm going to arrange the motor and countershaft assembly using the 27", 29" and 48" belts that I already have.
4/21/2021
This morning, I completed assembling the head stock. Everything turns pretty good.
This afternoon, I started dismantling and cleaning the carriage and cross slide.
4/22/2021
This morning, I finished cleaning and assembling the carriage and cross slide assembly. I also got it and the tailstock on the bed.
Everything moves so nicely! When I got it home, every single gear was seized on it's bushing. The lead screw was seized in both collars. The compound rest would barely move. The tail stock ram would barely move.
4/24/2021
I cleaned up the jig saw today. It's a nice machine!
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