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ScrapMaker:
Hi all,
I've just scored an Atlas Lathe with a Capstan fitted, I just wondered if anyone here had any experience of them?
It isn't the dedicated screw cutting machine that they sold, but more like a standard 10" Atlas but with no lead screw.

Anyone have any tips on usage and setting up etc?

I'll post up some pics when I collect the lathe

Thanks

Scrap Maker

Darren:
Oh dear, a capstan......you don't want one of those or you'll end up like me.....welcome to the grumpy club.... :lol:

I think your question is a little open ended, if you could ask something more specific I'm sure someone can chime in.
What sort of setting up are you referring to?

Capstans can be great, just depends what you want to make?

websterz:
 :worthless:

ScrapMaker:
Patience Websterz san, the pics will be uploaded as soona s I have collected it  :headbang:

Darren, that's got me a little worried now, with all of the stress I've been enduring lately, I'm grumpy enough without a Capstan filled life  :hammer:
Although I'm relatively new to metalworking, I own and run a joinery workshop as my job. Because of this, anything that can save a large amount of time is always going to be strongly considered.
When I was first looking to buy a lathe, I popped round a fellow woodworkers place, but he is a machinist come woodworker, rather than vice versa.
He had a quick change tool post, and I could instantly see the time saving benefits. So I made sure that I bought a lathe with a quick change tool post already. Now that I am doing more machining, I'm getting bored quite quickly of changing from centre drill, pilot drill, tapping drill,, tap etc.
I've been looking at the Arc Eurotrade turret system, but wasnt too set on it. When I caught sight of this auction, I made a bid and won it. Then spend the next 2 hours researching what I had bought  :lol:
So really, I'm looking to set it up for centre drill, pilot drill, live & dead centre etc

Scrap Maker

Darren:
I deliberately bought a turret lathe as that was what I needed at the time, paid for itself in in full in one hour alone. Not the first hour of owning it of course, that would be silly. But in one hour it could produce enough profit to pay for the lathe fully.

But those days are gone.....for the moment......for now I just enjoy the lathe for what it is.

When you say capstan what do you mean exactly?

A device that fits into the tailstock, or a bigger sliding turret that sits on the ways?

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