Jacobs Precision Chuck Repair Guide (pdf).Drill press tune-up article by Bob Vaughan (pdf).General drill chuck and Delta drill press info from Bob Vaughan (pdf).A collection of artwork to reproduce decals from for OWWM restorations.
Replacement Bearing List - Craftsman Companion Dunlap Sears MachinesĢ.4 - Decal Reproductions ¶Whether you call them decals, badges, or nameplates, we have instructions on creating them plus a library of artwork that you can use.The Application of Babbitt Metals (pdf) (1921).Some Babbitting Suggestions - Reprinted from the Nov.Pouring Babbitt Bearings on a Crescent Band Saw.Bandsaw Throat Plate Table Insert Measurements and Dimensions.One method for balancing band saw wheels.Fine-Tuning a Bandsaw (article by Bob Vaughan).Wiki Basics (or What's all this, then?)Ģ - Restoration Topics ¶The following topics will cover machinery restoration.
Feel free to learn something as well as contribute to our knowledge base.Īny problems or bugs with this Knowledge Base can be reported to the VM Webmasterġ - VM Information ¶This section contains basic information about the VM web site and the OWWM forums. The VM Knowledge Base is a wiki based tool for topics related to the use and restoration of vintage metalworking & woodworking machinery, electric motors & controls, and steam & gas engines. To bad it is pretty cool looking.Welcome to Knowledge Base (Wiki)! It is a Harding Lathe in very rough shape. It was 220 single phase and I don't have extra 220 in my garage. It was a machine shop that was closing (owner passed away) A bigger lathe with all kinds of accessories for 200.00. I had a person contact me about buying his turret lathe. Funny thing.Now I am finding all kinds of lathes. It is very well built for it's time, and perfect for the home hobbyist, or light commercial work. The bed will need to be surface ground since the is some pitting, and no doubt uneven surfaces. Right now I am in the process of dismantling the lathe for inspection and proper cleaning. I have found one of the original replacement parts and bought it. The lathe was bought not gifted, but very low price because of broken pieces. Great information from this group on where to look. I did look up information on it and pretty much now have it nailed down to 1936 or 1937. I would greatly appreciate any help in identifying it, which will help me in searching for missing parts It looks to be pretty much complete minus the motor.
I am looking to do a proper restoration on this lathe (as best as I can do) and put it to use.
The only numbers I could find were 10D 246 on the gear cast iron cover and on the bed there is what I believe to be a serial number.D4175S. One of the gears on the back was broken, along with the tin cover being dented up pretty good. I have been able to figure out that it is an Atlas 10" lathe. I know very little about machining and machines, other than a very limited time in a machine shop when I was a kid. We agreed on a very low price and I brought it home. I went over and he had it back on the rolling cart that it was on when it fell over. He said it had fallen over and there was some damage, and he wanted to know if I was interested in it. A gentleman I know contacted me and said that he came across an old lathe in a building on some property he bought. I am a new member and I am looking for some information on an Atlas Lathe I just picked up.