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	email: t ony@lathes.co.uk Home Machine Tool Archive Machine-tools Sal e & Wanted Machine Tool Manuals Catalogues Belts Books Accessories Atlas 6-inch Lathe Mk. 2 - Page 2 Atlas 6-inch Mk.2 Home Page An Operation Manual and Parts List is available for the Atlas 6-inch Mk. 2 lathe Atlas Mk.1 6-inch Home Atlas Mk.1 6-inch Page 3 Atlas Mk. 1 6-inch Page 2 Atlas 6-inch Lathe Accessories Atlas Mk. 2 6-inch Atlas 6-inch Mk. 2 Atlas Home Page Atlas 6-inch Mk. 1 Photographs Atlas 9, 10 & 12-inch Lathes Atlas Milling Machine Atlas Shaper Atlas 6-inch with Screwcutting Gearbox A Restored Model 612

Late-type apron with adjustable carriage handwheel

Component parts of the top slide


	The assembled top-slide

Component parts of the tailstock. Note (bottom right) the proper split compression clamp to lock the spindle

	The changewheels were arranged as "Gearsettes" - a system reminiscent of the Pick-O-Matic screwcutting used for a short time in the 1940s on the 10-inch lathe.

	Three of the screwcutting Gearsettes

Swivelling Vertical Milling Slide M6-500/500A with built-in vice - this unit plugged into the fitting normally occupied by the top slide and was a smaller version of that available for the 10" lathe.
Overall Height 111/2"
Vertical Feed 13/4"
Vise Capacity 2"
Jaw Depth 3/4"
Jaw Width 2"

Late-type Atlas 6-inch Mk. 2 headstock cast in ZAMAK. Note the thin walls and generally weak appearance
of the assembly with the all-important spindle bearing housing being of particularly flimsy construction

Outside of a ZAMAK headstock casting

Note only was the original cast-iron headstock casting in a stronger material, it was also
much more heavily constructed. Note the mass of metal supporting the spindle bearings


	Atlas Mk.1 6-inch Home Atlas Mk.1 6-inch Page 3 Atlas Mk. 1 6-inch Page 2 Atlas 6-inch Lathe Accessories Atlas Mk. 2 6-inch Atlas 6-inch Mk. 2 Atlas Home Page Atlas 6-inch Mk. 1 Photographs Atlas 9, 10 & 12-inch Lathes Atlas Milling Machine Atlas Shaper Atlas 6-inch with Screwcutting Gearbox A Restored Model 612 An Operation Manual and Parts List is available for the Atlas 6-inch Mk. 2 lathe Atlas 6-inch Lathe Mk. 2 - Page 2 email: t ony@lathes.co.uk Home Machine Tool Archive Machine-tools Sal e & Wanted Machine Tool Manuals Catalogues Belts Books Accessories