Note that it is a groove pin, not roll, taper or solid. So both holes should be straight but if you look carefully at the two holes you should be able to...
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Shawn Chase
chase0073
May 15, 2013 8:34 am
Wow that is one nice lathe. So I'm curious what is the thing at the end of the power feed screw? And are those dials for speed and feed rate all custom built?...
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Guenther P
paulguenter...
May 15, 2013 11:57 am
This is a nice late ...
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dlclark66
May 15, 2013 1:13 pm
You have three parameters for the gear itself Anthony. Pitch angle, number of teeth, and pitch radius. If you know the pitch diameter for the 20 tooth gear you...
82718
vince1aa
May 15, 2013 7:27 pm
I emailed the the omni post people and they called me today....so I ended up getting the 4 holder set. They've been around for 27 years and everything is made...
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Richard Hughson
loopyrich
May 15, 2013 7:30 pm
Yup, I've been very pleased with mine. Rick H...
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wa5cab
May 15, 2013 8:33 pm
I have or have copies of eight different manuals on various variants of the Atlas 6". As it turns out, four of them show the compound feed screw as it is...
82721
gotham_hunter
May 15, 2013 10:45 pm
Many thanks to all those that chimed in on this. The problem was indeed with the collar that acts as a stop inside the plate. It's supposed to be pinned to the...
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julianworks2
May 16, 2013 4:10 pm
That's funny. I was just looking at that seller's items on ebay the other day....
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julianworks2
May 16, 2013 4:18 pm
That's pretty slick. I can see how that would be nice. I might have to see about making or having one made for my lathe. I think your compound is the same as...
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db45acp
May 16, 2013 6:20 pm
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a8050266
May 16, 2013 10:04 pm
Thanks for the compliments. yes we prob have the same compound. unless you have the newer eidtion 12 I think their all the same. 10's and 12's -Sam...
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a8050266
May 16, 2013 11:15 pm
All, Im curios about my tailstock possibly being worn? the ram portion. Seems it has excessive side to side motion. easily detectable when turning on center. ...
82727
wa5cab
May 16, 2013 11:59 pm
Sam, Given that it's hard to lock, and moves even when locked, the first thing that I would try is to remove the ram (run it out until it runs off the screw ...
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Eggleston Lance
crashbone256
May 17, 2013 2:18 am
The upper and lower locks are cut on an angle. When they contact the ram, they contact only a line. When you get them out and clean them up, use a rat tail...
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a8050266
May 17, 2013 3:43 am
I do recall when I first visited restoring the TS. I did have a hell of a time getting the lower cylinder out. Perhaps it needs replacing? if it is indeed...
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Scott Henion
shdesigns2003
May 17, 2013 4:38 am
... Last year I cleaned up the tailstock on my 12x36. It was tight and had some burrs on the keyway. A bit of filing and it has been smooth. When making a...
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Carvel Webb
cwlathes
May 17, 2013 5:25 am
Scott has touched on it , in that some of the cylinders were made of Zamak . Much has been written about it , but in essence it is a zinc alloy , and some...
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tk1161
May 20, 2013 11:12 am
not sure if this is ok here, but I bought a box of tooling and inside was a Armstrong 81-011 QCTP it only has one holder with it and someone had made the bolt...
... for set up perpendicular to table, or any angle you have equipment to set it to. Paul N...
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Paul Nance
puddin97027
May 20, 2013 8:12 pm
Looked, in the ads, like Horror Fright stuff. But it may have been the higher grades. Paul N...
82737
gotham_hunter
12:00 am
I have one of these on my 618, and, just as I've seen on a few rather old posts, it does tend to twist a bit on the compound. I found a post which listed a...
82738
julianworks2
12:17 am
So, the saying rings true, "You never know what you'll find". As I rummaged through a flea market vendor's junk a few weeks back i came across a few Atlas...
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julianworks2
12:18 am
Oh, and I do not have the screw for the threading dial....
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L. Garlinghouse
garlinghouseles
12:29 am
I am a relative newby to the QCTP world, but IMHO the key to whether the size is right for your lathe is: -- using the tool setup in your pic, is the cutting...
82741
Scott Henion
shdesigns2003
1:51 am
... Hard to say by the picture as there is no size reference. Measure the width of the dovetail and we can see if ours match. -- ... Scott G. Henion Craftsman...
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tk1161
9:34 am
On Mon, 20 May 2013 21:50:58 -0400, Scott Henion ... thank you, I will get the measurements this morning I never did find any reference to the Armstrong part...
82743
tk1161
9:36 am
On Mon, 20 May 2013 19:29:29 -0500, "L. Garlinghouse" ... no, that is one reason I wanted to know the size of this post, Ie axa bxa ect ect im getting the...
