Hi Robert. I bought an unfiinished project Atlas lathe from a widow. The late husband had accumulated enough parts from various sources to assemble a pretty nice lathe with lots of attachments and accessories. So my project resembles yours in many ways, and I am enjoying watching how you solved some of the problems I have encountered. I am using a three-phase motor with VFD and a spindle tach and this episode is particularly relevant. It was painful to watch you bend steel with a vise and hammer at 19:15 or so, and would recommend that you try hot bending with an oxyfuel torch. A little practice, and you can make a bend like a press brake with two fingers of effort. Anyway, I am really enjoying your videos; they are entertaining with good production values, so I subscribed.
Recently bought a 12" swing Atlas. The booger is old, but seems to be very stout. Will be going through every thing as time allows. But I was particularly interested in your VFD addition. I have those on three of my CNC mills, and plan to put one on the Atlas. Thanks for doing this. Looks really great!
Nice work. I just inherited a mid '50's 12" Atlas Craftsman lathe from my grandfather (he bought it new so I'm only the 2nd owner), so watching you build one from spare parts was interesting. I have a spare 1.5HP 3 phase motor and was thinking about getting a VFD and installing them in place of the 1/2HP it came with.
I picked up an Atlas 618 lathe mostly to make stuff for my motorcycles and home projects. Now I use it for polishing and cleaning up all kind of things. It's the most used tool in my shop.
I have the exact same lathe and am finally upgrading it too. Guys, a 12volt wall wort will power these displays too, I get mine at the Goodwill, they work well for powering LED light strips too. If they are the switch mode variety they will say 100-240 volt for input voltage, 1 amp and up will do just fine.
Hopefully for you and your viewers this proves a useful (if obvious) tip. I became cheesed off having to move heavy items around (initially furniture) at home on my own so I invested in a set of 4 x 120kg rubber wheeled castors from Ali Express and built a low loader dolly from scrap pallet wood. I also built another from scrap 20 mm ply. BOTH are worth their weight in gold and make much easier work of moving stuff now. Saves all that "dragging" across the floor and enables moving stuff into tight spaces a breeze. Two 2-wheeled dollies are even more useful if trying to put something into a REALLY tight space. Just ensure two cross bracing pieces can be assembled/disassembled easily and then you can remove them one at a time lowering the front or back or the sides one at a time and levering out the other. I've used the latter technique to move a heavy bookcase into a "zero" tolerance gap using the latter without huge effort.
I just took a look. It does have a 12v pin on the top header. I didn’t even think about it. Could have saved a few hours work. Good and helpful note, Terry. Thank you.
It's an XSY-AT1, or at least, that's the sticker on the front of it. I've used this one a few times, from different vendors, and that sticker is always there. Here's a direct Amazon link to the one I bought (non affiliate): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08S7GTZRG
You have to reach over the spindle (spinning or not) to get to the VFD. You might get away with that if you don't wear a loose shirt. I have a similar setup on my Grizzly lathe and it makes me very nervous. Good video.
What an awesome project. I'm glad to see the lathe functioning well! Quick question though - what grease/lube do you use on the headstock, spindle, and gearbox gears?
Thank you, Powers. I'm using spindle oil for the headstock and quick change. Those have oil cups. I'm using white lithium grease on the change gears. So far, so good.
Hey, Alan. I have a treadmill motor on my mini lathe. It’s a good option. In the case of the Atlas, though, I wanted to use the original motor mount and countershaft so I went AC. DC, though, would have been a really good alternative and would save running a 240v circuit.
Cool glad I could help. I hope you don't take my comment on the bearing bad. But there is a lot you missed on that one. But love your determination. Only hope the best for you and your viewers
Please just edit your videos and show and explain what you’ve done, but omit the super fast forwarding with the irritating music. Other than that I enjoy your channel. Thanks
That's a tough one. Showing 45 minutes of additional footage with me slowly drilling holes or slowly welding together metal frames is touch. Most of these videos are recorded over several days and have hundreds of hours of footage. I'm certain you really wouldn't want to watch me weld tubing for four hours or mill plastic for 30 minutes. Analytics show that nobody watches that stuff. The music is a personal choice. I like it which is why I add it. The sounds of a whining lathe or a buzzing drill press aren't great in video. Music masks this and gives the video an additional way to engage an audience. That being said, I do have several videos without sped up footage or music. Those are the shorter videos. Check out some of my more recent stuff and see how you feel about the format of those.
Something you might not know. UA-cam provides a limited set of music that we can use which is copyright free. That music guarantees a video won't get a copyright strike for audio. Other music, like popular music, isn't usable without paying lots of money for the rights to use it. That just isn't feasible for a small channel which takes hours per week to make and which earns no money. Sorry about it.
@@RobertAdairWorkshop In my opinion music and fast forwarding is never necessary in videos but if you must use it I’ll just skip over it until you’re speaking again.
@@ellieprice363 I like that approach. I've been adding accurate subtitles to the videos too so that I can watch them at night while my wife is in bed. That's always an option too. I really do appreciate the feedback. I don't want to come across, otherwise. Thank you.
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Hi Robert. I bought an unfiinished project Atlas lathe from a widow. The late husband had accumulated enough parts from various sources to assemble a pretty nice lathe with lots of attachments and accessories. So my project resembles yours in many ways, and I am enjoying watching how you solved some of the problems I have encountered. I am using a three-phase motor with VFD and a spindle tach and this episode is particularly relevant. It was painful to watch you bend steel with a vise and hammer at 19:15 or so, and would recommend that you try hot bending with an oxyfuel torch. A little practice, and you can make a bend like a press brake with two fingers of effort. Anyway, I am really enjoying your videos; they are entertaining with good production values, so I subscribed.
Excellent craftsmanship. It’s getting hard to find guys who care enough to take their time and make a quality outcome. Kudos!
This is definitely the one time where the overpowering music wins. Nice work and video.
Thanks!
Recently bought a 12" swing Atlas. The booger is old, but seems to be very stout. Will be going through every thing as time allows. But I was particularly interested in your VFD addition. I have those on three of my CNC mills, and plan to put one on the Atlas. Thanks for doing this. Looks really great!
Nice work. I just inherited a mid '50's 12" Atlas Craftsman lathe from my grandfather (he bought it new so I'm only the 2nd owner), so watching you build one from spare parts was interesting. I have a spare 1.5HP 3 phase motor and was thinking about getting a VFD and installing them in place of the 1/2HP it came with.
Very cool!
and shred the zamac gears to pieces in the process
@@undercoverhustler37 I doubt it, but I guess that would be a good excuse to buy that rotary table for the mill and make new gears, haha.
I picked up an Atlas 618 lathe mostly to make stuff for my motorcycles and home projects. Now I use it for polishing and cleaning up all kind of things. It's the most used tool in my shop.
Very cool!
I have the exact same lathe and am finally upgrading it too. Guys, a 12volt wall wort will power these displays too, I get mine at the Goodwill, they work well for powering LED light strips too. If they are the switch mode variety they will say 100-240 volt for input voltage, 1 amp and up will do just fine.
That's a good idea, Transmitter guy.
WOW Very nice job! I want to learn how to add the motor and VFD to my Atlas.
Thank you! Appreciate it.
Hopefully for you and your viewers this proves a useful (if obvious) tip.
I became cheesed off having to move heavy items around (initially furniture) at home on my own so I invested in a set of 4 x 120kg rubber wheeled castors from Ali Express and built a low loader dolly from scrap pallet wood. I also built another from scrap 20 mm ply. BOTH are worth their weight in gold and make much easier work of moving stuff now. Saves all that "dragging" across the floor and enables moving stuff into tight spaces a breeze.
Two 2-wheeled dollies are even more useful if trying to put something into a REALLY tight space. Just ensure two cross bracing pieces can be assembled/disassembled easily and then you can remove them one at a time lowering the front or back or the sides one at a time and levering out the other.
I've used the latter technique to move a heavy bookcase into a "zero" tolerance gap using the latter without huge effort.
That's a good tip. Thank you. Yeah, that thing was heavy to move.
Nice bit of fit and finish. If that drive supports jogging you might find that handy for threading.
Thank you!
nice , cool video Robert,thanks for sharing ! will like and subscribe.....thanks ,and keep them coming
Nicely done.
Thanks.
Robert, I have two of these VFDs, I’m sure they have a 12v take off and a negative you could use for your power for the hall sensor
I just took a look. It does have a 12v pin on the top header. I didn’t even think about it. Could have saved a few hours work. Good and helpful note, Terry. Thank you.
Hey Robert, great video. Do you have make/model info for that VFD? Thanks.
It's an XSY-AT1, or at least, that's the sticker on the front of it. I've used this one a few times, from different vendors, and that sticker is always there. Here's a direct Amazon link to the one I bought (non affiliate): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08S7GTZRG
@@RobertAdairWorkshop Thank you for the link. You linked me to what appears to be the lowest price around, on this unit!
You have to reach over the spindle (spinning or not) to get to the VFD. You might get away with that if you don't wear a loose shirt. I have a similar setup on my Grizzly lathe and it makes me very nervous. Good video.
I agree, I put mine behind the ways more towards the middle of the lathe
Good call!
What an awesome project. I'm glad to see the lathe functioning well! Quick question though - what grease/lube do you use on the headstock, spindle, and gearbox gears?
Thank you, Powers. I'm using spindle oil for the headstock and quick change. Those have oil cups. I'm using white lithium grease on the change gears. So far, so good.
Would you be willing to share the 3D print file. Haven’t quite learned that design skill.
I’ll upload it and add a link in the description.
@@RobertAdairWorkshop thank you.
I need to be better at naming files. Here you go: www.radare.net/Media/Atlas_Lathe_Magnet_Ring_v2.STL
That's awesome!
Thanks, SteveC.
link to the pickup and display?
This is the exact one I used (non-affiliate link):
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FQMI18Y/
Did you consider a treadmill motor?
Hey, Alan. I have a treadmill motor on my mini lathe. It’s a good option. In the case of the Atlas, though, I wanted to use the original motor mount and countershaft so I went AC. DC, though, would have been a really good alternative and would save running a 240v circuit.
nickel plating kit and plat them there good for all kinds of products
I've got a zinc-plating kit. I like the idea of using nickel better. Thank you for the idea.
Cool glad I could help. I hope you don't take my comment on the bearing bad. But there is a lot you missed on that one. But love your determination. Only hope the best for you and your viewers
Please just edit your videos and show and explain what you’ve done, but omit the super fast forwarding with the irritating music. Other than that I enjoy your channel. Thanks
That's a tough one. Showing 45 minutes of additional footage with me slowly drilling holes or slowly welding together metal frames is touch. Most of these videos are recorded over several days and have hundreds of hours of footage. I'm certain you really wouldn't want to watch me weld tubing for four hours or mill plastic for 30 minutes. Analytics show that nobody watches that stuff. The music is a personal choice. I like it which is why I add it. The sounds of a whining lathe or a buzzing drill press aren't great in video. Music masks this and gives the video an additional way to engage an audience. That being said, I do have several videos without sped up footage or music. Those are the shorter videos. Check out some of my more recent stuff and see how you feel about the format of those.
Something you might not know. UA-cam provides a limited set of music that we can use which is copyright free. That music guarantees a video won't get a copyright strike for audio. Other music, like popular music, isn't usable without paying lots of money for the rights to use it. That just isn't feasible for a small channel which takes hours per week to make and which earns no money. Sorry about it.
@@RobertAdairWorkshop In my opinion music and fast forwarding is never necessary in videos but if you must use it I’ll just skip over it until you’re speaking again.
@@ellieprice363 I like that approach. I've been adding accurate subtitles to the videos too so that I can watch them at night while my wife is in bed. That's always an option too. I really do appreciate the feedback. I don't want to come across, otherwise. Thank you.