Atlas Lathe?

[letschat7]

There is a lathe I can buy. Could this be used for metal?

 

[DRW]

No, that is for wood.

This is what a metal lathe looks like. Controls for speed and threading. Older lathes may not have levers for control. Those use a pile of gears mounted at the left side to create the correct thread pitch and speed.

 

[letschat7]

I'll let it pass then.

 

[ABTOMAT]

Like DRW said, it's a wood lathe. Atlas also made metal lathes, and even though they aren't particularly sturdy they work well. Atlas was sort of a above-average consumer brand back in the day. I've had a 10x24" Atlas metal lathe for years and I'm in the process of replacing it with a small South Bend.

(Yes there is plastic over the knurling to protect it from the steady)

 

[letschat7]

If I could get a proper lathe I'd be making all kinds of weird sized flashlight bodies. Perhaps an 8 or 12 C Mag or 3 N Minimaglite body. Who knows...