Photo Index - Atlas Press Co. - QC54

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Atlas Press Co.
Kalamazoo, MI

True Manufacturer:
Atlas Press Co., Kalamazoo, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Metal
Machine Size:	54 Inch Model
Submitted By:	Arlin Countryman

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	QC54
Date of Manufacturer:	11/09/1948
Serial Number:	004803 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	4/4/2011 8:27:25 AM

Comments:

I bought the lathe from a gentleman named Ed Digiglio who lives in Midlothian, Tx. Found it listed on Craigslist. I picked it up at 5:20 a.m. on a Monday morning because it was first come first buy. Paid $250.00 for her. Terrible condition. 100% rebuild. Disassembled down to last nut and bolt. Degreased, stripped paint, sandblast, boiled parts in tri sodium phosphate twice, painted with Benjamin-Moore industrial paint. Baked parts at 200 degrees for 2 hours in oven after each coat. New bearings and bushings throughout the entire machine. Missing parts hard to find and very expensive. Found some parts on Ebay. The headstock is equipped with Timken bearings. She is now a thing of beauty. Thank you for the lathe Ed.

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Comments: Before pic in barn
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Comments: After Rebuild
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Comments: Bearing dated 11/09/1948
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Comments: Badge model and serial number
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Comments: Quick Change Gearbox
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Comments: She is a beauty
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