EVALUATING MY 6" ATLAS MINI LATHE

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  • Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024

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  • @B.Campbell-gg2ri
    @B.Campbell-gg2ri 2 месяца назад +80

    I vote for restoring this lathe and bringing it back to life. I enjoy watching your videos.

    • @magicbytes3835
      @magicbytes3835 2 месяца назад

      Yes I agree with Campbell, restore and a good paint job, make it look like new and usable lathe, cheers from me.😃👍👍👍👍👍

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +8

      I have already restored this machine in a six video series to be released over the next month
      Anyone that actually wants to see my videos must search every week using the word tubalcain
      I have been canceled by this platform

    • @db45acp89
      @db45acp89 2 месяца назад +1

      @@mrpete222 MrPete, I don't understand. You were canceled by youtube?

    • @theseldomseenkid6251
      @theseldomseenkid6251 2 месяца назад

      @mrpete222 I got all the recent notifications. Did they demonetize you for some reason?

    • @evil16v1
      @evil16v1 2 месяца назад

      @@mrpete222 i get your notifications most of the time these days. Then again i search you a lot. When i come across an apprentice that needs some sharpening, i send them links for your shop tips vids. You usually have something appropriate for the situation. Maybe thats why i get the notifications.

  • @gottfriedschuss5999
    @gottfriedschuss5999 2 месяца назад +43

    Mr. Pete, I vote for a full restoration. This is the sort of lathe that many beginners might acquire. They need to know the amount of work it will take to do a similar restoration and an idea of how to proceed with the restoration itself. You've already pointed out some things to look for in a pre-purchase exam. You might carry that a bit farther when doing the restoration. I think you have a dandy project that most people who have the desire to purchase such a lathe could follow through, given your guidance. Please go forward with this!

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +2

      👍👍👍

    • @rexmyers991
      @rexmyers991 2 месяца назад +2

      I was so sorry to hear you say your heart wasn’t in a restoration. I so thorough enjoy watching you bring old machinery back to life. If you change your mind - I will watch.

  • @ledomengineering
    @ledomengineering 2 месяца назад +37

    Yes let's see a clean up on this little Atlas, some projects also.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +3

      I have already filmed a sex video series on the atlas to be released over the next month

    • @cm-ek4ci
      @cm-ek4ci 2 месяца назад +1

      @@mrpete222 I hope that was a missed spelling 😂

    • @jeffmarden9502
      @jeffmarden9502 2 месяца назад

      @@mrpete222 no WONDER you were cancelled! 🤣 Might want to edit your six...
      Thanks for all the videos, and I'd not only like to see the restoration, I'd love to have a machine that size.

  • @be007
    @be007 2 месяца назад +34

    you must clean up the lathe mrpete, that little lathe deserves it !
    cheers
    ben

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +1

      I have already done just that in a sex video series to be released within the next month.
      In order to watch my videos, you must search every week using the word Tubalcain as I have been canceled by YT

    • @BedsitBob
      @BedsitBob Месяц назад

      @@mrpete222 A *sex* video series?
      Machining porn. 😁

    • @donjmatt0
      @donjmatt0 Месяц назад

      @@mrpete222 Not sure about the sex videos, but thanks for restoring the Atlas lathe!

  • @paullatour7012
    @paullatour7012 2 месяца назад +24

    I’d like to see the steam engine build on the unimat. Rather than just going over features I think a project like the steam engine that incorporates the features is more interesting. Thanks for being my RUclips Shop Teacher.

  • @kensherwin4544
    @kensherwin4544 2 месяца назад +18

    I would love seeing this 6" lathe brought back from the brink and used on a project.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +2

      I have already filmed a six video series on the Atlas, to be released over the next month. In order to see my videos you must search every week using the word, Tubalcain.

  • @Ervan-l9v
    @Ervan-l9v 2 месяца назад +24

    This is like my first lathe purchased when I was 12 but not on a bench. Sold to me by a neighbor for $10 who worked for GE and it was his first lathe. Used a old washing machine motor to power it. That was 70 years ago. It's contagious. I now have three modern lathes in my basement machine shop. The small Atlas/Craftsman was responsible for a lifetime of enjoyable machine shop experiences although not my career path. I share your passion.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +3

      👍👍👍👍

  • @paulchurch6633
    @paulchurch6633 Месяц назад +4

    Put another vote for restoring this lathe. I too had a Craftsman 6" lathe that I restored. I traded for Chinese mini-lathe a 7X10 Harbor Freight. I added a 16" bed from Little Machine Shop. I mainly made the switch because Craftsman didn't have many access. with it and I had trouble finding them. The Chinese mini-lathe had a abundance tooling with it and for it.
    I mostly use it for model trains. Now that the lathe is done my new project is a Chinese mini-mill. Keep up the videos I've learned so much from you. I thank you for all the good times I had watching them. May God richly bless You.

  • @joecolanjr.8149
    @joecolanjr.8149 2 месяца назад +18

    Good morning Mr Pete. I vote for the steam engine project!! I love watching you build anything!!

  • @donjmatt0
    @donjmatt0 Месяц назад +1

    I purchased a Craftsman model of the Atlas about a year ago, it is in pretty good shape. I'm glad to see you have already restored yours, and look forward to the series.
    Thanks for all your knowledge and work on these machines. My Dad was a tool and die maker, I am not, but I cherish what I have of his tools, and hope to use the lathe on some projects!

  • @kevinkoepke8311
    @kevinkoepke8311 Месяц назад +2

    Glad to see you're restoring this lathe. Thanks, Mr Pete!

  • @edwardkawecki8101
    @edwardkawecki8101 2 месяца назад +8

    Your videos and a few others were definitely a catalyst in my restoring and using my 12 inch Atlas Craftsman and my 1939 11 in. South Bend lathe and a nice little mill. Much of the enjoyment was hunting down parts and fabricating things I needed to make them complete and accurate. My 1939 South Bend was such a project every night which took over 160 hours to complete affectionately became known as "My Mistress" to my wife and I. I've used them for many projects for myself and many friends. Being a heavy equipment mechanic and welder for over 40 years got me to rename my boat in 2012 when I retired to "DoneWrenching" with a caricature picture of me in my work clothes throwing an open tool box of tools in the lake. This year for my birthday my wife had a great picture of our boat name and character painted on a t-shirt except she had the words in big letters NEVER added to the top of it because never does a day go by that I or any retired mechanic is ever DoneWrenching and gladly helping someone. Great videos! Keep them coming, I'm sure they are encouraging many young people along with many of us old timers. Thank you, Ed K. N.E. Oh. Life member of IUOE Local 18

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @chuckstormer342
    @chuckstormer342 2 месяца назад +8

    Please do more with the Atlas and the Unimat. My son and I have both but would no doubt benefit from your experience and guidance.
    Very enjoyable and entertaining!
    Thanks for your efforts.

  • @ronniejarvis2679
    @ronniejarvis2679 2 месяца назад +7

    You should most certainly pursue both the unimaginable and this project. There is an audience for everything you restore, no matter how large or small. I believe if you’ve helped or entertained anyone, 1 or 100,000, you’ve achieved the goal. Popularity is for the birds

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      Thank you very much

  • @warrenlee3113
    @warrenlee3113 2 месяца назад +11

    Great video Mr Pete. I would like to see you restore the lathe. So that I could see how it is done. Not a full restoration, but just enough to make some nice projects.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +1

      I have already restored the atlas and a six video series to be released over the next month in order to watch my videos. You must search weekly using the word tubalcain

  • @carltonfloyd185
    @carltonfloyd185 Месяц назад +1

    Great lathe ! I bought mine new 53 years ago and it still works fine. I'm glad I got the milling attachment and several other accessories at the same time. Thanks for your RUclips postings.

  • @steveforbes7718
    @steveforbes7718 2 месяца назад +3

    By all means YES! Do restore it! I have one of those as do many other viewers. Mine is from roughly 1934, has Babbitt bearings, original motor, original remote switch and cable. I have one, maybe two sets of change gears for mine. It is still fully functional. I am of the opinion that it has not been restored in the past. I've had it for 30 years and I've done nothing but maintain and use it since it was given to me after it sat in a friend's basement for about 15 years after it was given to him. LOL Evapo-Rust is a miracle save all fluid!

  • @theseldomseenkid6251
    @theseldomseenkid6251 2 месяца назад +6

    Here is the key question:
    Mr. Pete, what would make you happy?
    Idea: Get someone to help get your power draw bar installed on your mill.
    What I would like to see:
    I love your project videos as I learn a lot, as I follow along and do the project. My favorite so far is the float lock vice. I am also am a sucker for "What is it" as I now know a lot more about mystery tools I own. I also watch all the auctions, even though you can't hear me tell you to stop and go back because I spotted something, and the auctioneer never hears my bids. You already have extensive lathe videos, and I have cleaned up enough dirty, rusty tools and equipment (Simple Green, Evaporust, Electrolysis only on heavy rust); I would watch the lathe restoration because I would no doubt learn something.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +1

      👍👍👍👍👍

  • @johnhill858
    @johnhill858 Месяц назад +1

    Got the same one, but Craftsman from my Grandfather to restore. Glad I found your site.😀

  • @robertharper8776
    @robertharper8776 2 месяца назад +3

    Yes on the steam engine! Yes on the restoration of the lathe thank you for your efforts.

  • @moldering
    @moldering 18 дней назад +1

    Yes I would love to see you clean up that lathe! Thanks

  • @tractor6574
    @tractor6574 2 месяца назад +1

    Mr. Pete, I like the idea of you showing us how your going to get this lathe up and running. Yes, show us a project on this lathe. A lot of small hobbies use these small lathes. Always a pleasure watching your videos.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +1

      I have already made six other videos on this machine. They will be released one at a time over the next six weeks. Make sure you search for the word Tubalcain if you want to see them I am being shadow banned by yt, you will not be notified

  • @fredohnemus7685
    @fredohnemus7685 2 месяца назад +5

    Always liked your steam engine videos, would love to see more. When you post videos, I watch them all and enjoy them. Great channel.

  • @jefftoohey2822
    @jefftoohey2822 2 месяца назад +2

    Mr. Pete, I second the Notion of doing the project on the Unimat Lathe, and also for restoring the Atlas Lathe. If it makes you Happy, it will make us Happy!

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      I have restored the Atlas in six videos already filmed. They will be released over the next month. Search weekly for Tubalcain. They will not be promoted by YT as I have been canceled.

  • @davidsmyth5770
    @davidsmyth5770 2 месяца назад +1

    I've had my Craftsman/Atlas lathe since 1995. It was my wife's grandfathers and used at his home from time of purchase in 1938/39 time period.. Mine is still original and I have no thoughts of doing any restorations to it. It's in great shape, so no need to go and take it apart. I have the second gear set and recently purchased some more modern tools and bits..
    Love it and will keep it forever. I have many uses for it including running a adaptor that sizes pistol cases.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +1

      Never repair something that does not need fixing

    • @Bargle5
      @Bargle5 2 месяца назад

      @@mrpete222 You got that right!

  • @paulbooth7156
    @paulbooth7156 2 месяца назад +2

    Love to see you complete a project or two on the little unimat - I have one that I have restored but not used since. It will give me inspiration to give the machine some work. Cheers

  • @Kijiji-ny7qh
    @Kijiji-ny7qh 2 месяца назад +4

    Yes, Unimat project. Here in Canada, Unimat lathes sell fast. I guess those guys have not found your channel yet...🙂 Great video.

  • @MrAvjones
    @MrAvjones 2 месяца назад +1

    Anything that you repair, create or build using the tools on hand is worth watching. Never have I turn away from watching your great skills, we are the same age and even screwing in a light bulb is a challenge for me.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      👍👍👍👍👍

  • @justinbrewer8408
    @justinbrewer8408 2 месяца назад +2

    This will be a great series to watch. Thanks for all your content. I been watching this channel for years and your videos just keep getting better in my opinion. Because of you I picked up my third lathe last night and have two Atlas shapers. 🙂I know you stay busy but if you ever get some time I would LOVE to see some more videos using your horizontal mill. Thanks again, have a great Labor Day. JMB

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      👍👍😁

    • @rcurry8531
      @rcurry8531 2 месяца назад

      Thank you, Mr. Pete. Yes, restored her cleaning it up and built some more steam engines. Thank you, sir.

  • @tropifiori
    @tropifiori 2 месяца назад +1

    The ways on my Atlas 12 inch are worn and I turn tapers after fixing everything I could. No shops around here will grind or plane it.
    Other folks probably have the same problem. Could you do a video on how to approach such a problem.

  • @aussiejono9873
    @aussiejono9873 Месяц назад +1

    Yes please Pete to both a restoration of the Atlas and the Unimat project 👍.

  • @johnlebeau1
    @johnlebeau1 2 месяца назад +1

    I got one of these about a year ago and already cleaned it up and almost ready to start using. I look forward to watching your videos to see if I did it right. . .

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      I have already filmed a six video series on this machine to be aired in the next month. In order to watch my videos you must search every week using the word, Tubalcain. I have been canceled by this platform.

  • @joeserich3133
    @joeserich3133 2 месяца назад +3

    The steam engine series would be great! Also the clean up and use of the atlas 618 would be fantastic!

  • @glennwright9747
    @glennwright9747 2 месяца назад +1

    My first lathe was given to me by my grandfather about 60 years ago. It was a craftsman, but the instructions were labelled Atlas. It came with a full set of gears. But many of the gears the bore was not centred, making noisey meshes. The spindle was too small and bent easily. I made a larger spindle that was much stiffer. The head stock used bronze bushings with the front being split and tapered.
    The compound had RH threads that were confusing, and no marked dials. I replaced the screw with LH thread and a new nut without the slop. I used a Sherline handle with the graduations.
    I gave the lathe to my brother when I got my 14x40.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      👍👍👍👍

  • @moldering
    @moldering 2 дня назад +1

    Oh yes a series with the uni mat!

  • @tommybewick
    @tommybewick 2 месяца назад +2

    Well, it sure looks worthwhile taking the time to restore it. I'm not a machinist, but I love your videos and I'd enjoy watching you restore and use this lath in future videos. 👍

  • @NoelBarlau
    @NoelBarlau 2 месяца назад +16

    Sign me up for the steam engine series. I'm always also on board for lathe restorations. I've taken two scraping classes with Richard King, and when I have more time for playing in my own shop I plan on getting serious with it as a hobby. The rust on those ways is killing me - use WD40 as a solvent and hit them with green Scotch Brite but don't get too aggressive with it. Please, no sandpaper on ways.

    • @erik_dk842
      @erik_dk842 2 месяца назад

      look at Beyond Ballistics for a safe yet effective rust removal recipy, that he uses when restoring guns found in rusty and non-functioning state

  • @stevedavey1343
    @stevedavey1343 Месяц назад

    I love all your videos but this is the kind of video I especially look forward to. ❤

  • @JamesP_TheShedShop
    @JamesP_TheShedShop 2 месяца назад +2

    Absolutely MORE Unimat. # unimat . Tag. Are the most viewed videos I have also atlas and tool sales. I'm small time. I hope you continue unimat series, I was hoping to build on my unimat, a build "along" with Mr. Pete. Winter is coming, Unimats are in cozy places😂

  • @edl5074
    @edl5074 2 месяца назад +1

    I would like to see it back to its glory . As for the unimat that project looks like fun . Thanks mr pete !!

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +1

      I have already filmed a six video series on the restoration of the Atlas
      If you want to actually see my videos, you must search every week using the word Tubalcain. I have been canceled by YT.

    • @edl5074
      @edl5074 2 месяца назад

      @@mrpete222 canceled thats crazy the world has gone mad .thanks pete I shure will search for them. was wondering why I was not getting notifications!!

  • @29chevbolenschannel40
    @29chevbolenschannel40 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for taking the time to post this video - would look forward to seeing videos as you restore this lathe but that decision is up to you. The compound slide may or may not be homemade - if you ordered a replacement part from Clausing Service Center as I did back in the early 1990's that is how the replacement one would look - it is different to what would have been on the machine originally. My dad bought his 6" Craftsman new around 1962 and sometimes used it for starter and generator repair - he purchased the tailstock bushing attachment to hold the shafts that did not have centering holes. He did not purchase the Mica undercutter attachment however. He broke the compound slide at one point and rather than purchasing a new one he bronzed the two cast pieces back together. The motor pulley that come with the lathe had a 5/8" center whereas most appliance motors from washing machines, etc. only had a 1/2" diameter shaft so he simply used a 1 groove pulley that came with the appliance and a slightly longer belt on his when he used the lathe. Eventually the bull gear and back gear teeth broke so he stopped using it much as there was a neighborhood chap who had a bigger lathe and did beautiful machine work inexpensively. In the early 1990's I decided to try and bring the lathe back to life and purchased the majority of repair parts from Clausing - compound slide, new gibs, new back gear and bull gear (now made of steel rather than zamac) and some other parts. Purchase a new electric motor with the correct 5/8" diameter shaft so I could use the original pulley. I also purchased the milling attachment for the 6" lathe as well as the spindle attachment and drawbar wheel to hold the milling cutters (1/4" - 1/2" adaptors) - had to make the drawbar (3/8" round stock threaded at one end) - that was around 1997 and they cost about $600.00 Canadian at that time. The milling attachment is handy for creating keyseats in shafts up to about 1" diameter and also for small facing jobs. I still use the lathe and as recently as three years ago was still able to order parts from Clausing as I purchased a new lead screw - the one on the lathe had a spot on the threads about 1" wide that was worn. At that time Clausing had done a price adjustment and actually lowered the prices on some of the repair parts for the 6" Atlas / Craftsman series such as the lead screw. Last fall I started to cut enough gears to make two threading and two feed turning gearsets that Clausing offered for sale back in the early 1990's so changing the thread cutting and turning speeds is a bit quicker and easier - made a smaller version of the gear cutting attachment you showed a year or so ago and I also used a small DC geared motor to create a power feed for the cross slide which made cutting the gears so much easier. Got all the gears cut and when I get time this fall hope to complete making the gearsets.
    The nice thing about the Atlas and Craftsman 6" metal lathes is that they are still fairly plentiful and most parts are available for them from Clausing and other suppliers if you have deep enough pockets - I pick and choose what I buy versus what I can make using the lathe. I priced the four gearsets from Clausing and they still can supply them but at the US/Can dollar exchange rate I chose to make mine and cut the gears out of 3/8" flat steel blanks I turned.
    The 3" Unimat lathe is a nice lathe but in my opinion too small for a lot of jobs that I can do using the 6" Atlas which also has its limitations but for my workshop space and usage I will probably stick with the 6" Atlas / Crafstman.
    Thanks for all your videos.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +1

      I have already filmed a six video series on the Atlas machine, to be released over the next month
      In order to find the videos, you must search every week using the word, Tubalcain I have been canceled by YT

  • @jonbush9533
    @jonbush9533 25 дней назад +1

    For the Unimat... a project like the small steam engine would be good to show the capabilities (and limitations) of a small lathe. I personally like these rebuild projects because it documents the good and bad of buying and bringing back to life an older unit. With the exception of my drill press all my machines were bought used and only one was actually "plug-n-play" ready. Thanks for all the stuff on your channel... I'm still going through all your stirling and steam stuff as well as catching up on everything else you've put on your channel before I subscribed.

  • @Hank_Snow
    @Hank_Snow Месяц назад

    Very much looking forward to the restoration videos of this little guy, I have one at home myself. Love to see you do some work on a benchtop surface grinder. Had a Sanford but had to sell. GL sir, still out here watching, liking and commenting!

  • @billchiasson2019
    @billchiasson2019 2 месяца назад +1

    I would like to see the lathe brought back from the dead! I have made a fair amount of your projects so if you did the unimat project I would probably follow along! Thanks Mr.Pete have a great 3 day weekend !

  • @johncox9198
    @johncox9198 2 месяца назад +1

    I have watched at least a dozen restoration lathe videos and am always ready for more. I work on small model railroad engines and wish I had a small lathe every time I start to work on one.

  • @jayeme1483
    @jayeme1483 19 дней назад +1

    Please forgive me I find you amusing generous and interesting I laughed hard as you pulled another puller from the cabinet reminded me of Jonathan Winters pulling walnuts from his Christmas stocking thank you

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  19 дней назад

      I always liked Jonathan Winters

  • @chetlockwood1491
    @chetlockwood1491 2 месяца назад

    This is a Nice little machine, it's vintage makes it a practical and affordable machine for a home shop beginner. It might be a good idea to spiff it up a little and do a few simple projects.

  • @cleophusA
    @cleophusA 2 месяца назад

    Mr. Pete, I watch everything you put out, because I know I will learn something I didn't know before. You choose the subject and I'll be there!

  • @kenwienken1396
    @kenwienken1396 Месяц назад +1

    I would like to see the lathe restored to a point to be usable, not necessarily like new. I think there would be more interest than with the Unimat because there are a lot of these lathes around and they are more capable for the home enthusiast. At any rate, keep up the good work, I enjoy it.

  • @melgross
    @melgross Месяц назад

    I bought the later, even crappier version of this lathe, in the 1970s, I think. I’d have to look as I’ve still got the sales receipt. My first lathe was the Unimat 3, the actual 3 version. I still have that along with a lot of accessories including the mill/drill accessory. It’s a beautiful miniature version of a regular lathe, painted an epoxy white. But the motor on the Unimat is really just a very high quality sewing machine motor with little power. The Atlas has a 1/3 Hp motor I bought for it. Again, I still have that, plus a fair number of accessories. When I used the South Bend 10” Heavy L in machine shop class during high school, which was an elective, I knew that’s what I wanted. In 1983, I went to an auction I decided I should go to for my company (we were a commercial film lab), I saw they had their own machine shop, and in it was the South Bend 10” Heavy, which I won for $375. It came with a lot of stuff. Anyway, I don’t think you want to read even more (hmm, that sounds like you), so I’ll just say that I still have it though I’ve been using a South Bend FOURTEEN I bought in 2002.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  Месяц назад

      Love those South Bend machines

  • @johnlebeau1
    @johnlebeau1 2 месяца назад +1

    Ok. I’ll start looking. Thank you for making them. I hope you get back on. I would like to hear more of your stories. I enjoyed the one you talked about where your brother made a gun.

  • @TexasDellDude
    @TexasDellDude Месяц назад +1

    I would enjoy a Unimat lathe project. Also, I would enjoy watching you restore the Atlas, please.

  • @alfreimont1830
    @alfreimont1830 2 месяца назад

    Another vote for bringing the Atlas back to life. Would also enjoy seeing that little engine being made. I guess I just enjoy all your videos, from projects, to restorations, to your stories.

  • @TheMartorious
    @TheMartorious 2 месяца назад +2

    I would watch the steam engine series. I enjoy all your videos, but especially the ones where you are making things, even if they seem repetitive I almost always learn something.

  • @willsheffield2000
    @willsheffield2000 2 месяца назад

    Hand raised here for more of the Atlas! After making the rails look in such good shape, now ya gotta finish the job! 😉

  • @lagunafishing
    @lagunafishing 2 месяца назад +1

    Do it up! 👍👍

  • @stephenknisely3530
    @stephenknisely3530 2 месяца назад

    I would like to see the atlas restored to it's glory. I love the older equipment and my shop is FULL of older stuff. My Ohio shaper is converted from overhead line shaft power to electric motor driving a transmission with flat belt down to input drive of the shaper. Keep up the great work.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      I have already completed a six video series on the Atlas to be released over the next month. You must search for my videos using the word tubalcain. I have been canceled by RUclips.

  • @qzwqsy
    @qzwqsy 2 месяца назад +2

    Restore, restore, restore!
    I would love to see you restore it so I get ideas on how to restore my Atlas

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      It has already been restored, and filmed in a six video series to be released over the next month
      In order to watch my videos, you must search every week using the word, Tubalcain

  • @breikowski
    @breikowski 2 месяца назад +1

    Yay! Winter project!

  • @mikeperkins4650
    @mikeperkins4650 2 месяца назад

    Hi Mr. Pete!
    Please do continue with the Atlas 618 restoration. I always wanted a lathe and to learn machining. I have one of these lathes. It used to belong to my stepdaughter's late grandfather. It is mounted to a cabinet stenciled US Army Air Corps and came with a good bit of tooling. When I showed it to my brother in law, who is a pro machinist, he said Oh yeah! That's what we learned on in shop class.

  • @thomasgiglio7475
    @thomasgiglio7475 2 месяца назад +1

    I would love to see a good basic clean up and a project produced on this lathe. I personally love this stuff, you do a great job.

  • @lindsaybrown7357
    @lindsaybrown7357 2 месяца назад

    Despite initial impressions, your cursory examination is showing the lathe to be full of promise.
    It deserves to come back to life and you're the man who can do it justice.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +1

      Yes, I have already done a minor restoration. And it’s all filmed in six videos to be released soon.

    • @lindsaybrown7357
      @lindsaybrown7357 2 месяца назад

      @mrpete222
      Looking forward to it.

  • @cindycarrasco2383
    @cindycarrasco2383 2 месяца назад

    Yes, Mr Pete, please do the video series on this lathe...i watched the videos series on the bigger Atlas Lathes you have and I got this very same lathe here definitely like more tips on restoration 😊❤

  • @afbailey82
    @afbailey82 2 месяца назад

    Very much looking forward to this series as I just acquired one of these lathes but know nothing about how to use it. Mine is in pretty good shape but I plan tear it down and give it a good cleaning, using these videos as a guide.

  • @davidsmyth5770
    @davidsmyth5770 28 дней назад

    I would love to see the project being completed. Also, please continue with the teardown as my Craftsman needs some minor work, especially the tailstock. Thanks for everything!

  • @CraigLYoung
    @CraigLYoung 2 месяца назад +2

    Thanks for sharing 👍 I'm up for a lathe restoration 😅

  • @TomPerry-k7w
    @TomPerry-k7w Месяц назад

    good morning Mr. Pete. I acquired a Unimat lathe with many accessories, about a month or two before you started your series on your Unimat . I followed all your videos and have been looking for more videos on that little machine. I would like more how to projects or steam engine tutorials. I enjoy all of the material that you put on your channel.
    Thanks Tom

  • @bugkiller5293
    @bugkiller5293 2 месяца назад

    I have a 12 inch craftsman lathe. I love it. I got it just when you did your series on them. This is how I found you and have been watching ever since. please save that old lathe. I will watch every video!!!

  • @echoewest2685
    @echoewest2685 2 месяца назад

    I would love to see more on this lathe. Thanks for sharing!

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      You shall if you watch my six video series on the atlas to be released over the next month. In order to watch my videos you must search every week to find them using the word tubalcain

  • @markgeorge3960
    @markgeorge3960 2 месяца назад +1

    Mr. Pete, i would love to see the 6" lathe get restored and used, as i recently purchased one from Marketplace, and know little about it. Also, i would gladly watch a steam engine project with the Unimat... but, i watch ALL of your videos! And, thank you for making them!

  • @makestuff4us
    @makestuff4us 2 месяца назад

    YES! Please do a restoration, I have a 1949 Craftsman Atlas 618 in reasonably good shape, A restoration on yours might reveal some tips and tricks we could use on ours.

  • @plainnpretty
    @plainnpretty 2 месяца назад

    It’s a nice little lathe. Thanks for sharing it

  • @randyfrieler5524
    @randyfrieler5524 2 месяца назад

    Wow, nice, I had a sears/atlas that size with all the gears and a mill attachment, but only a 4 jaw chuck was kind of small for farm use. Sold it to finance a mill with ball lead screws - no slop!. Still have a U5 Foster turret lathe. I wish i had an engine lathe to thread with. Great vid, thanks.

  • @1musicsearcher
    @1musicsearcher 2 месяца назад +1

    Seeing what that little lathe is capable of would be interesting.

  • @larrydeforrest5744
    @larrydeforrest5744 11 дней назад

    Very interesting. I have this lathe and would be watching all you do with it. Thanks

  • @JuddStiff
    @JuddStiff 2 месяца назад

    I also would really enjoy seeing you clean up and "restore" the Atlas 6" Lathe

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      I have already produced a six video series on the atlas machine to be released over the next month. In order to find the videos you must search every week using the word, Tubalcain.
      I have been canceled by YT

  • @briantaylor9266
    @briantaylor9266 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm looking forward to the rest of the videos in this series!

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      Yes, there are six videos already filmed to be released released over the next month. You must search weekly for my videos using the word, Tubalcain.

  • @GlennTriest-r8v
    @GlennTriest-r8v 2 месяца назад

    I have a craftsman 101 that I just refurbished and would love to see many videos of your new lathe, thanks for all your work, enjoy your channel.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      I have already produced six more videos on that machine they will be released in the next month. Search weekly for Tubalcain. You will not be notified as I have been canceled by YT.

  • @frogandspanner
    @frogandspanner 2 месяца назад +1

    Full restoration, please!
    What matters is not the immediate views, but how helpful it will be to somebody, in 5, 10 or 15 years time.

  • @bryanhoy8785
    @bryanhoy8785 2 месяца назад +1

    I would definitely like to see this machine in use again

  • @GlennDurmann
    @GlennDurmann 2 месяца назад

    Love for you to restore this Atlas, since I have the same lathe in my basement. It was given to me by my late father. It’s not in perfect condition, but I’ve used it before to make small parts for the farm.

  • @iwales
    @iwales 2 месяца назад

    Hi Mr Pete. Just letting you know that the Unimat community is a very small community, but we all got really excited when you started your series on the Unimat SL lathe! I would love to see more content on the Unimat lathe!

  • @bobrl01
    @bobrl01 2 месяца назад

    We love the "What is it " series!!!!!!

  • @americansewingmachineresto1545
    @americansewingmachineresto1545 2 месяца назад

    I also would love to see a refurb on the atlas lathe. I have an atlas craftsman 12”x24 from 1939. It’s waiting for me to get my shop set up since we moved 4 years ago. And besides the move, two new hips and two new knees. I’m back in business and replacing my beck yard stockade fence. After that I need to run power upgrade to my out building(14’x36’ steel
    building)I need to get 220 out there to run my compressor and Delta Unisaw(1962 vintage). I love your videos and your rants very much. Your video series on the atlas craftsman was outstanding.
    Best Regards,
    John

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      Thank you very much for watching.
      Yes, finish your shop as soon as possible, sounds like you are the bionic man, lol. My daughter-in-law just had a hip replacement eight days ago.

  • @MegaLostOne
    @MegaLostOne 2 месяца назад +1

    Could you show us why you think the compound isn't the original? maybe you are seeing some machining marks that we can't. I have the newer style 630 (same as the 618 only longer and the head stock is shaped different) and my compound looks exactly like the one on your lathe.
    Also if you have issue's with the gibs on the compound you can get metal gibs instead of the delrin gibs that came with most of these lathes and it helps stiffen these little lathes up since they are inherently weak at that point.
    Buying chucks and face plates for these little lathes you have to make sure of the thread on them, there where two different thread pitch types on the mounting. My little lathe is in storage and I haven't used it in years since I got a different lathe but I do remember that being an issue when I was trying to find a three jaw in better shape than mine was.

    • @MegaLostOne
      @MegaLostOne 2 месяца назад

      I also made a center rest for mine, it was one of the first projects I made with the lathe and it was a LOT of work especially since I didn't have a milling machine at the time, yes I broke a couple of safety rules making it but to this day it is still one of my funnest and most trying projects to make.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      👍👍👍

  • @4speed3pedals
    @4speed3pedals 2 месяца назад +1

    Hobbys today are nil. So many Hobby Shops are now closed and those that are open, do not have much inventory. This is especially true in my area. The unimat has been around for a long time and for a hobbyist, they are great for small items. I personally do not want one because my hobby now is my car restroration. What the Unimat can do is not what I need. I would honestly like to acquire a ten or twelve in lathe as my 6" Atlas just does not have a large enough swing nor length for some potential projects. For now, it is all I can afford and I have made many upgrades and have purchased what I need to get a better finish. It is slow due to the manual crossfeed. I look on a couple different sites that cover local auctions and for sale items and a South Bend or something similar I have never seen. My area lost tons of production when Borg Warner left. There used to be some foundry work locally and that is gone. The EPA did not help. Caterpillar is another company that has downsized in my area and now is mainly a warehouse. You would think that I live in an area rich with machinery but not much for sale. So, bottom line, I am not interested in a Unimat. Sorry to be so winded.
    A reversing switch is a waste because the spindle is threaded and the chuck can come loose in reverse.
    Zip codes were instituted July 1, 1963.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +1

      You are right very few people have a hobby other than dope and tattoos. I need to start making great videos about body tattoos. I’m sure I would have millions of viewers but most of them would be stoned.

    • @4speed3pedals
      @4speed3pedals 2 месяца назад

      @@mrpete222 Tattoos, never understood why someone wants to have something that may prove to be a mistake later in life. I think that the internet via the phone has ruined peoples drive to learn things first hand and we have a cesspool of non doing individuals.

  • @edd6349
    @edd6349 День назад +1

    I also vote for a cleanup and videos on using this little lathe.

  • @Radiotexas
    @Radiotexas 2 месяца назад +2

    Mr. Pete.... IF it were me I would tear this machine down completely and restore it. First, it appears to be in remarkable mechanical condition. I saw very little wear and no signs of abuse. Second, this was a very popular lathe and plenty of accessories can be found (maybe even some cheap). Third (and I commented on this before), this lathe, when restored, would be a great candidate for an ELS (electronic lead screw). This attachment, simply put, eliminates the need for change gears OR a quick change gear box. Using a stepper motor and rotary encoder, a small "computer" with display will allow you to change both the rate and direction of the longitudinal feed WHILE THE LATHE IS RUNNING. I realize that borders on heresy for us OLD GUYS but the cost I understand is around $250. This little lathe could well be a very precision machine for small work such as making hardware and model steam engine kits. All depends, to me, on the time you would be willing to do it. I know your time is precious so maybe this would just be a pipe dream!

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      I have already done that and filmed it in a six video series to be released over the next month. In order to watch my videos you must search every week using the word Tubalcain.
      I have been canceled by this beloved platform

  • @brucemiller3562
    @brucemiller3562 2 месяца назад

    I watch all your videos, so keep them coming.

  • @TinkeringJohn
    @TinkeringJohn 2 месяца назад

    Hi Mr Pete. I would love to see you make a steam engine on the Unimat lathe. Also, restoring the Atlas would be worth the effort and sure to draw in many viewers. I hope you get a Sherline lathe and see what you do with it. I had mine since 2007. I just upgraded my Sherline CNC mill with a larger base to handle bigger jobs. Looking forward to seeing what you decide to do. Thanks!!!

  • @daveharriman2756
    @daveharriman2756 2 месяца назад

    A series on the restoration of this lathe would be great please!

  • @rongrosstube
    @rongrosstube Месяц назад

    It looks worthy of restoration!

  • @bheckel1
    @bheckel1 2 месяца назад +1

    my first lathe was one of these. I struggled with making parts from steel so a year later I got a 10"

  • @100yojimbo
    @100yojimbo Месяц назад +1

    Hello Mrpete would really like to see you do the steam engine series. Very thorough video on this Atlas lathe, needs some work on it but your the man for the job.

  • @jonfranklin4583
    @jonfranklin4583 2 месяца назад

    I'd love to see a cleanup/restoration and operation video, looks like a neat little machine.

  • @JamesP_TheShedShop
    @JamesP_TheShedShop 2 месяца назад +1

    PS: yes to the 6" atlas also. It's been awhile since we visited the 6" atlas. Also the 6" atlas uses the same gears as the dunlap 109's.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks, I did not know they used the same gears

  • @garytaverner5930
    @garytaverner5930 2 месяца назад

    I'll watch anything you do but I would enjoy seeing that lathe restored.

    • @mrpete222
      @mrpete222  2 месяца назад

      Watch my next six videos and you will see just that. You must search for my videos with the name Tubalcain. I have been canceled by YT.

  • @nevetsgroupllc
    @nevetsgroupllc 2 месяца назад +1

    I’ll take any 6in atlas videos! Also an any small Index 3 axis mill videos. Thanks Pete.

  • @simprote
    @simprote 2 месяца назад

    I watch everything you do Mr. Pete, but I will admit I'd be more interested in the this Atlas lathe restore and projects on that machine. As a hobbyist that machine is more like the one I use. Thank you for all of your hard work on these videos. I appreciate it very much. Be well.

  • @vicdreyer6413
    @vicdreyer6413 2 месяца назад

    I’d love to see a restoration, keep the videos coming Mr Pete.