The compound rest guard was busted on the lathe so rather than replacing it I cut it shorter and used it to hold down a piece of neoprene. I need to pick up a few more gears for threading but the darn things are pricey.
I made a micrometer carriage stop out of an old micrometer and some aluminum that I had. Picture shows rare earth magnets used to hold the wrenches in place. I also found a nice drum switch and mounted that on the left side of the stand. They were Craftsman blue so I painted them gray. I found a NOS steady rest and follow rest on Ebay for a great price. I needed to make a spindle sleeve for a DP that I am restoring so I needed to pick up a steady rest for the lathe. I have been using this little lathe quite a bit since I got it and so far I am pretty impressed with it. Sorry for being so slow getting back to ya. It should work fine for what I need it for. I was worried about the lathe feeling like a little toy compared to my South Bend but overall I am very happy with the lathe. They come up on Ebay but they are pricey.The Atlas is pretty much the same machine as the Craftsman 101 and takes the same accessories. Looking for a steady rest and follow rest for it if anyone has one they want to get rid of. I still need to add a switch and I have a quick change tool post ordered for it. The wood is all reclaimed wood from some shelves that I took down in my shop a few years ago. I cut them down so they were about a 1/2 long, faced the back side with the lathe and drilled and tapped them for a No. The drawer pulls I made out of 1/2" bolts. It will work for now until I can find a nice vintage one. The light is a 2 dollar light I got from the local thrift shop. The center section with the drawers slides out of the stand so I can still access the nuts and bolts used to mount the lathe and motor. I added some drawers and mounted the lathe to it this weekend. It didn't come with a stand so I took one of my Delta stands out of the rathole and used that. The lathe is in great original condition and came with a 3 jaw chuck, lantern style tool post holder, and a very nice tool post grinder that is probably worth several times what I paid for the lathe.
I ended up getting a little Atlas 618 6" by 18" metal lathe for a hundred bucks. It took me about a week to start having lathe withdrawals so I posted a WTB ad on the local classifieds and got several calls. One of them to go was my beautiful Heavy 10 South Bend lathe. I recently ran into some financial trouble and had to sell a couple of my machines to make a few house payments.
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