Old lathe

[bikeymikey748]

New here, hope you might help.
I bought an old Atlas lathe. Everything was in boxes and I can’t figure out how to connect power to the vintage Furnas controller and then to the Delco motor.
Can anyone help? Thanks for your time.
Mike C.

 

[paulsomlo]

Check out https://www.hobby-machinist.com/ or the South Bend forum on practicalmachinist.com - it's a question that's been asked many times.

 

[bikeymikey748]

Check out https://www.hobby-machinist.com/ or the South Bend forum on practicalmachinist.com - it's a question that's been asked many times.

Thanks Paul, I’ll cast a line over that way forthwith.

 

[isb cornbinder]

Try VINTAGE MACHINERY.org. Keith Ruker owns this site. He has compiled a large amount of old machinery manuals by scanning into files.

Publication Reprints | VintageMachinery.org

 

[bikeymikey748]

Thanks, will give it a try as well.

 

[jfk92]

Hi,
Would this help? It's a wiring diagram that came with the lathe I bought off a neighbor - was in all of the original documentation. My controller is similiar/identical - didn't use the original DELCO motor rather a replacement - while I'm comfortable with some wiring I had an electrician friend dig into this one with the replacement motor and all.

 

[bikeymikey748]

Why, yes, that is definitely a step in the right direction.
Thanks so much.