http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/ Atlas_Craftsman Metal Working Machines Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:29 GMT tmgsr@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82743 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82743 On Mon, 20 May 2013 19:29:29 -0500, "L. Garlinghouse" ... no, that is one reason I wanted to know the size of this post, Ie axa bxa ect ect im getting the Tue, 21 May 2013 09:34:57 GMT tmgsr@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82742 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82742 On Mon, 20 May 2013 21:50:58 -0400, Scott Henion ... thank you, I will get the measurements this morning I never did find any reference to the Armstrong part Tue, 21 May 2013 01:51:16 GMT Scott Henion http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82741 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82741 ... Hard to say by the picture as there is no size reference. Measure the width of the dovetail and we can see if ours match. -- ... Scott G. Henion Craftsman Tue, 21 May 2013 00:29:43 GMT L. Garlinghouse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82740 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82740 I am a relative newby to the QCTP world, but IMHO the key to whether the size is right for your lathe is: -- using the tool setup in your pic, is the cutting Tue, 21 May 2013 00:18:45 GMT julianworks2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82739 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82739 Oh, and I do not have the screw for the threading dial. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:17:09 GMT julianworks2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82738 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82738 So, the saying rings true, "You never know what you'll find". As I rummaged through a flea market vendor's junk a few weeks back i came across a few Atlas Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:28 GMT gotham_hunter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82737 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82737 I have one of these on my 618, and, just as I've seen on a few rather old posts, it does tend to twist a bit on the compound. I found a post which listed a Mon, 20 May 2013 20:12:23 GMT Paul Nance http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82736 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82736 Looked, in the ads, like Horror Fright stuff. But it may have been the higher grades. Paul N Mon, 20 May 2013 20:03:18 GMT Paul Nance http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82735 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82735 ... for set up perpendicular to table, or any angle you have equipment to set it to. Paul N Mon, 20 May 2013 15:54:54 GMT Jim Irwin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82734 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82734 http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=atlas_craftsman Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:50 GMT Jim Irwin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82733 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82733 atlas_craftsman@yahoogroups.com Mon, 20 May 2013 11:12:04 GMT tmgsr@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82732 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82732 not sure if this is ok here, but I bought a box of tooling and inside was a Armstrong 81-011 QCTP it only has one holder with it and someone had made the bolt Fri, 17 May 2013 05:25:13 GMT Carvel Webb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82731 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82731 Scott has touched on it , in that some of the cylinders were made of Zamak . Much has been written about it , but in essence it is a zinc alloy , and some Fri, 17 May 2013 04:38:35 GMT Scott Henion http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82730 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82730 ... Last year I cleaned up the tailstock on my 12x36. It was tight and had some burrs on the keyway. A bit of filing and it has been smooth. When making a Fri, 17 May 2013 03:43:29 GMT a8050266 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82729 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atlas_craftsman/message/82729 I do recall when I first visited restoring the TS. I did have a hell of a time getting the lower cylinder out. Perhaps it needs replacing? if it is indeed