In hindsight a 26mm socket has almost never been needed for the hobby stuff I do, hydraulic engineers I guess wanted someone to have a little trouble. My tractor is brand new machine now with upgrades. Thank you Tekton.
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In hindsight a 26mm socket has almost never been needed for the hobby stuff I do, hydraulic engineers I guess wanted someone to have a little trouble. My tractor is brand new machine now with upgrades. Thank you Tekton.
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You'd be surprised with the amount of work that Atlas will do! Great find!
Nice machine. IIRC my brother has a South Bend lathe, bigger than what's pictured here. He turned down the socket for me over 30 years ago, it took no time at all. He's quite skilled with it, and has made some very impressive things with it over the years.
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I was definitely looking for a South Bend for a few years, I believe it was the model 9A. They are nearly $2k to $3k in good shape ready to go. This Atlas popped up locally for $400 including the milling attachment which is worth that amount alone. I am just learning. This uses gears to adjust the feed rate unlike a South Bend with the quick change gearbox but I was able to find some STL files to 3D print gears out of ABS and they work fine since there is not really any load on the carriage.
The milling attachment is not very stiff but works in a pinch.
That's a nice machine for the price! Enjoy it!!!!
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Did the Aloris come with the Atlas?
That's just a cheap quick change tool post I bought off Amazon. I had to mill the base to fit in the cross slide t-slot. The chuck is made in the USA, at least.
GYS Promax auto darkening. huge upgrade over my 10yo harbor freight
The hood is.....French? I had never heard of them but web search seems to indicate France or thereabouts
Saker PEX-A expansion tool. It was about $70. It’s good quality and put together several fittings. it is not an easy tool to use unless you pre plan what you are going to do, and use leverage with your entire body pressing down on something. It’s best to build the small things first, such as the manifold shown, then the final fitting to the main line.
I believe a more expensive Kobalt, Dewalt or Milwaukee would make this irrelevant. I am going to invest in a Dewalt someday but it’s low on the priority list.
I believe a more expensive Kobalt, Dewalt or Milwaukee would make this irrelevant. I am going to invest in a Dewalt someday but it’s low on the priority list.
Engineer screw remover pliers and tool roll combo (Amazon).
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$300 with a 6.0 battery. $349 normal price and tool only.
Bought it to replace my Dewalt bandsaw that I’ve had for 3.5 years. It didnt age the best and is now slipping. Going to try to fix and clean it and just keep it around the house.
$300 with a 6.0 battery. $349 normal price and tool only.
Bought it to replace my Dewalt bandsaw that I’ve had for 3.5 years. It didnt age the best and is now slipping. Going to try to fix and clean it and just keep it around the house.
Harbor Freight Bauer 8 inch buffer. Using it to polish Wilton vise parts.
So shiny.
