1930s Atlas Lathe Restoration
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- I'm extremely excided to present you guys with the restoration of this Atlas / Craftsman lathe from 1937. This is one of the earliest models of these 12'' swing atlas lathes, and bringing it back to life was a real pleasure. Restoring this lathe was hands down one of the most gratifying projects I took on this year!
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00:00 - Intro & Tail Stock Disassembly
04:40 - Carriage Disassembly
12:10 - Counter Shaft Disassembly & Repair
17:20 - Head Stock & Base Disassembly
23:20 - Painting
24:33 - Reassembly
33:19 - Gear Cage Fabrication
40:43 - Quick Change Tool Post
42:00 - Before and After
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What do yall think? Should I start doing some more restorations from time to time?
Sounds great!!
Absolutely! When can we expect the next one?
@@shanerawlins2836 Hey Shane, I'm not sure, but I'm excited to see your excitement. I'll likely have a knife build or two coming up before the next restoration for sure.
Yeah on machine tools
After the restoration
Demo
Auction!
@@tomharrell1954 You're right I should of demo'ed this guy a little more post restoration. Stay tuned and you'll see me use it for sure! Have a great weekend!
A very important thing to add to restoration videos is to show the machine working at the end. I really want to see this old guy in action, thanks!
Hey Russell, if you're interested in seeing this lathe in action I've been using it in knife build videos since this restoration.
I just found this beautiful rebuild of a lathe I've had since 1996. It was my father-in-laws, and his father and bought prior to WW II. I have almost all the original equipment that came with it including the extra set of gears and the woodworking plate. I need a larger chuck as mine is only 6 inches across the face.
I agree with one of the prior comments that this is newer than 1937 as mine was purchased in 1938 and that is the date on the original users manual. The motor mount is of models in the late 40's or early 50's, if not later. Also the original color was a battleship gray. Whoever did the prior rehap, painted it the blue and the Craftsman plate was red with black raised letters.
I also agree with a prior comment to use the direction option built on the lathe so the direction won't unscrew the chuck off the main shaft or the jawed chuck off.
Mine is still original from the 30's due to the care of my FIL and his dad. Being family owned and used has kept it in great shape and I'm learning more on it every time I use it. I just wish my FIL was still here to guide me along in learning more than what I have now as he was a master machinist. I retired from the Air Force in 1997 and we returned to Pittsburgh, PA in October. We lost my FIL in 2000.and I never had time to set it up correctly until recently for a project. I've watched a lot of TH-cam videos to try and fill the gap and enjoyed your rebuild greatly. Thanks! MSgt David R. Smyth, USAF, Ret.
Very cool sir, thanks for the comment! There was some amazing old school engineering that went into these machines; It's a pleasure to use!
The lathe's spindle in later models (or higher end), were fitted with Timken tapered roller bearings, NOT ball bearings. These lathes were made by Clausing and sold as the Atlas lathes. Nothing wrong with babbitt plain bearings, their main limitation is how fast the spindle can be allowed to turn when not lubricated with a substantial oil pressure...keep your spindle speed under 1200 rpm. Plain bearings can handle a huge amount of load, just be sure to lube them up every time the lathe is being used. Installing drip oilers is a good idea.
Thanks for the tips!
@@RedBeardOps Drip oilers would look super cool on your machine! And be "period correct". Have you measured runout on the inside of the spindle? That's what will tell you if the babbit is OK.
Looks fantastic 👌🏻 Good to see these old machines being rebuild and used again. Well done!
Heck yeah Mark, glad you enjoyed it!
That is awesome! I can see you spent a lot of time doing it all and the finished product shows!
Can’t wait to see it in action
Thanks Chris! Me too! It will be an excellent addition to the work shop for sure.
Great job and a great way to get familiar with lathes in general. I also really appreciate that you share your mistakes and learn from them.
Glad you enjoyed it sir! Thanks for your comment.
17:00 Do the same thing on the pulley you damaged; it's a permanent and safe repair.
You did on hell of a great job on this lathe. I have a similar one that I got from my Dad. You did indeed bring an antique back to life. Your Dad would be proud. More restorations for sure.
Thanks Blake! Glad you enjoyed it!
I love restaurations! Thanks for sharing.
Me too! Thank you very much sir!
I like the way you describe the project, warts and all.
Absolutely beautiful job
That turned out awesome! Great job!
Thank you!
Great job and enjoy every single cut you make
This was a great video..........showing the ins-n-outs-, and mistakes helps all of us with our restorations... great job,... you are the man!
Glad it was helpful!
one of the best renos I have seen eplained a lot with not a lot of endless sanding etc great job
Thanks Robert!
Lovely job man, enjoyed watching every second of your restoration.
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, I love old machines!! There so interesting!!
Heck yeah, thanks man. They are awesome... Lots of thought went into manufacturing this machine back in the day. Have a great day!
Thanks!
Great rebuild! I just bought and am working on tearing down an Atlas 10" (TH 42) and learned a great deal from your video. I love bring stuff back that is older than me!
Right on!
I really like your teaching attitude, which really helps. Nobody wants to feel like they are stupid, when they are trying hard. you did a wonderful job, looking forward to seeing more.
Thank you!
That came out pretty awesome. I would look for a gear box for this model as it can save you lots of time changing feed rates and threads. One thing you would need absolutely is a vfd. Changing spindle speed is crucial. Have fun with it in the meantime!!
I had my high school class watch this to get a better understanding of the engine lathes we are using in class. Great restoration and thanks for putting the time and effort into presenting this to us.
Glad it was helpful! CHeers man
Your attention to cleanliness & detail is very impressive
Thanks Bill!
Well done. It looks like you did a really nice job in the restoration. Now to see how you use it making knives. I purchased an old Smithy Lathe/Mill/Drill combo machine about 6 months ago. Still learning how to use it. Enjoy James and thanks for another great video.
Thanks for your comment sir! Glad you enjoyed it.
Congrats on this excellent job. Really good.
Thank you very much sir! Glad you enjoyed this one.
Awesome Job! Several Years ago I overhaul a 1946 South Bend 9 lathe.
I took me 12 weeks nights and weekends. But, I had a blast doing it.
Thank You
That is awesome! Glad you enjoyed this one
Inspiring! I just picked up '57 South Bend of about the same size; works but needs a cosmetic restoration - will be a fun winter project!
Heck yeah sir. I'm fairly sure that the South Bend Lathes are a better machine over all. Better build. The Atlas / Craftsman models for made "for the masses" with all the ZAMAK! Good luck with your restoration sir!
Great job Red Beard, Have a few of these early Craftsman / Atlas lathes, very nice shape and love to have you do a video on them, they are the 10/12" 101 models, and two older ones like yours, but with longer bed. Little machine shop in Niles makes the lead screw end piece, and has many parts also, Pluss you need the spring in the travel engagement or it could pop in gear while your working. Keep em coming Red
Wish this had been available when I restored my old 6" Craftsman lathe. Good stuff!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome! Just frikken awesome. I dig the way you work dude. Good job
Thanks Shane! Really glad you liked this video!
Great Job on the restoration. It looks really good. I restored a Atlas 6” Lathe not too long ago and know what you were talking about on the Pride of bring a really old piece of Machinery back to Life. I have really enjoyed my little Lathe, and know you will enjoy yours. Nice work 👍
Thank you! Awesome man! I love mine
Very nice! Time, experience and dialing in several items will ensure you have a great lathe for small projects.
Thank you!
Heck yeah Chuck, thanks for your comment. Man all my projects are "small" so I think this will cut it very well. Have a great weekend sir!
Wonderful job hoss.
That was smart to use earplugs to fill some of those small holes. Nice work by the way. Good communication skills and thank you for showing a lot of the small details of the breakdown.
Glad it was helpful! CHeers!
You did it proud , turned out beautiful.
Thank you sir!
Great work! Looks great!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video to watch, as it brought back memories. I had one of these Atlas/Craftsman lathes when I started my shop back in the 80's. I think it was from the early 1960's, not sure. They didn't change much in all the years. I wore the poor thing out turning 1000's of cast iron parts. Kinda broke my heart when I finally sold it. Atlas/Clausing in Goshen, Indiana used to have some parts. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing! It seems like a great little machine
Since I first saw this video and commented 5 months ago I've bought and restored 4 more Atlas lathes and just bought and restored a Sheldon horizontal mill really best deal so far,, had it apart and cleaned and painted in 3 days I was so into it.
Very cool George! That's a lot of work!
nice job on it James i have a 1950 Craftsman Atlas lathe we did it a few yrs back runs like new
Heck yeah man! I'm excited to put this guy to work once again! Cheers
Wow, very impressive. Great job. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Cheers!
Well done , I could not believe sear's did put out lathe machine that good . I wish I was younger to keep my dream of machine shop work . it is a challenge but it is love
in every way you look at it . nice job .
Thank you greatly sir!
Great job on the Craftsman 12" lathe and on the video presentation.
Glad you liked it!
Nice restoration, it looks like it “fell apart” compared to the one I tackled that had every moving part seized solid !
Watching this was very helpful in restoring my 1957 Logan/Wards lathe. It seems that there are lots of things that are the same, or similar between makes and models. Your production quality was also excellent, using voice over and a high speed video kept things moving along nicely....I know how long this process can take! Right now I'm working on the electrical with a vintage barrel switch add on. The wiring needs to be replaced, so I'm marking each wire to be sure I know what goes where...I'm not a electrician either! Hope mine will go both forward and reverse when I finish. This video was rock star quality, and I hope you create more videos of restorations!
Very cool Paul! I'm stoked you found this video useful / inspirational for your restoration. Cheers!
Очень понравился ролик. Работа достойная уважения.
Большое спасибо!
Amazing job and attention to detail
Thank you very much!
Thank You.
Cheers sir!
I was lucky enough to buy one if these Atlas lathes STILL IN THE ORIGINAL CRATE ! It ran well after I added a motor to it and I turned Metal as well as small dense wood with it. It was stolen and I miss it still. Great job on your restoration...
Man that's terrible it got stolen. Great machine!
so happy to see you disassemble and clean. everyone should do that to thier machines regular. you should have just put it back together as is .
Definity helps learn the machine for sure
Great job as always, you are a true craftsman. To switch directions on a single phase motor you will need to configure your drum switch to reverse the start windings. The motor has to be at a complete stop or it will not reverse
Thank you Don! Cheers
I had one of these Craftman (Sears) brand lathes. The pot metal bevel gears in the carriage were broken and Sears no longer had parts. An old guy at the Sears parts counter told me these lathes were made in a super cheap Craftsman version for Sears, but a lot of actual machined brass gears from Atlas will fit. I ordered as many brass gears as I could which included the bevel gears I needed and also the half nuts in brass.
Just FYI.
Way cool!
I was an A ganger on a diesel submarine in the early 70's we had virtually the same Sears "craftsman" lathe. We used it to cut down worn areas on pump shafts before we fitted the shaft with sleeves..and turn the shaft in order to braze up the worn area. the lathe is well worth the rebuild ...it is very accurate and stable.
Wow that is awesome! Very cool history right there. Thank you for your comment, sir!
Very good restoration job. I like how you explain what you are doing.
Thank you very much!
That was a great project. I did the same to my Craftsman Atlas lathe. Mine is an early 1950 one owner lathe that I got from one of my friend. His father bought it new and had it until 2 years ago. I spent most of a winter taking it apart cleaned and painting it. Mine came with a quick change gear box. Unfortunately something happened to it and it was destroyed and I had to replace it. Everything is now working great. I am still learning how to use it. Thanks for your video.
Very cool! Glad the video was entertaining / helpful! Cheers
I have this exact same lathe. I picked it up for $100 at an estate sale. 1937/1938 Craftsman Deluxe by Atlas. Super rad to see another one out there.
Nice! It's doing a great job in my shop
@@RedBeardOps your video was informative and helpful, thank you.
I had to build a new gear banjo for mine, I machined it out of aluminum. Nice lathe to have around and learn on.
Awesome! It sure is!
Beautiful updating of a fine piece of vintage machinery. Some good advice given, would have liked a little more detail though. Lucky guy to have this to work on and with in his future projects ☺️
Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it.
Hey man you did a great job on that one! That is a quality little lathe!
Thanks man! I can't wait to put it to work!
Great job
Thank you sir!
Very nicely done!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you very much for the great video, nice job!
Glad you liked it!
An Excellent work and a better narrative.
Very informative and forgiving on your part for the "out " of the box repairs.
I look forward to seeing you use this rebirthed beauty of a machine...SUBSCRIBED
Thank you very much!
You did a great job! I like it!
Thank you cheers!
It's a great restoration matey, she looks as good as new.
I refurb my old Zyto lathe a year or so ago. The best thing is that you know every single bolt, on that lathe. Can't wait to see what you make on it ???
Great job 🙂
Thanks Lance! Glad you enjoyed the video. I love this thing.
Tools, Toools, TOOOOOLS!!! Love it.
Right on!
Nice restoration , and lovely lathe !
Thank you very much!
I can’t wait to restore my lathe like that!
Heck yeah, good luck!
Well done chap, another great tool saved and valued❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥💪💪🤣❤️
Thanks 👍
Great job !! and very relevant to me.
I have an old English lathe that I will soon be embarking on doing exactly what you have done with your Atlas, I hope it goes as well and turns out as nicely as yours has.
Graham
Good luck Graham!
Nice work !
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome 👏 WELL DONE 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice job - well done.
Many thanks!
Sheesh, gotta be honest, your dad did a great job taking care of that thing! It was in EXCELLENT condition. I'd call this more of a cleaning and a repainting than a restoration. im used to starting with something that's not much more than ball of rust that vaguely identifies with the general shape of some tool or machine lol. Congrats on the beautiful old machine!
Couldn't agree more! Cheers!
I'm heading to buy a craftsman lathe a bit newer this weekend! I'm really excited although I don't think I will be tearing it apart any time soon this was fun to watch. Keep up the good work my kindred brother!
Awesome Chad! Have fun with your new lathe!
Great work, cheers 🥂
Thank you! Cheers!
I have the next size up of the same lathe! Love that machine!
Very cool! It's a great little machine to learn on
Great restoration effort. She turned out well. If you’re not a machinist, why apologize? Thank you for sharing this video.
Thanks Eddie! Glad you enjoyed this one.
Yes for sure!
Your video was good too!
Great voice over!
Very professional
Thank you very much Thomas!
I know I'm a bit late But after watching this I got on to the Net and found one an old lathe from maybe the 30s or 40s I'm so exited today in Sunday I have to weight till Tuesday to pick it up , I'm jumping out of my skin , thank you Red Beard from a old Grey Beard , Awesome
Heck yeah man! I'm glad to hear it. Good luck with your restoration. Depending on the paint you're stripping off it may be a good idea to wear gloves and a respirator. Just a heads up. Cheers!
I appreciate using dark blue as the original color. My favorite colors for old machinery are dark red and dark green.
Thanks Landrew. Interestingly enough this royal blue was likely the original color. When I took the panels off ( that protected the original paint) it looked way closer to the royal blue I used. The darker blue was just decades of use, dirt, and grime!
Very well explained, keep up the good work. 👍
Cheers sir!
I’m now a new subscriber this was a great restoration looking forward to more videos stay safe all the best god bless
Heck yeah, thank you very much sir! Glad to have you on board!
Great job. A time consuming endeavor well spent. And i noticed you keep your shop in order. CLEANLINESS S HAPPINESS !!!!!!!
Thank you Carl!
thanks mister
Goid job mate, thanks from down under. I am machinist too. Well done
Awesome Sree! Thanks man. Cheers from Texas
Beautiful and very rewarding I really appreciate your talent. Tank you
I also ave a question, from where you said you got the quick release tool holder? Thank you
Hey Julieo, glad you liked the video! There is a link to the tool holder in the video description. Cheers
Good job !
Thank you! Cheers!
Brilliant job. Well done - more to follow please.....Rob
Thanks Rob, glad you liked it!
Good video, thank you! Especially for errors account, they are of the greatest importance! It is not sufficient to know HOW TO do it, but for the true mastery one needs to know WHY not to do it other way.
Cheers Stanislav! Glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice, great job.
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome job 😊
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice work mate
Thank you! Cheers!
I absolutely love watching this channel. I’ve almost watched every video already! Only a few more to go. I even rewatch the ones I’m interested in making a project from. I can’t find a source for the scotchbrite belts though. Is there a certain one to choose for the satin finishes on knives?
Thanks man! Pop'sKnifeSupply sells them. I think I have the medium, but don't remember.
Phenomenal
Thanks.
Despite what it says on the can, EvapoRust will actually eat a lot of different types of paint off. There is a an orange goo paint remover that I like but you have to wrap your part in cellophane to keep it wet and working but if you have deep crevices, evapor rust might be good at finishing the job plus it removes rust amazingly
vous êtes le meilleur restauration rassemble tout votre expérience merci pour la vidéo
Merci! Passe une bonne semaine!
You did an excellent job on this restoration. All the attention to detail showed in the end product. I would love to find a piece of equipment like that to restore. Looking forward to watching it being used in upcoming builds!
Cheers from Canada
Heck yeah, thanks man! Glad you enjoyed the restoration. It was worth the time, I can't wait to use this guy.
Amazing, headed down my own restore but gotta say an ultrasonic cleaner would have been a life saver for you! Glad I have one !
Heck that does sound like a nice thing to have for a project like this! Good tip for sure!