I just started a reply and this computer went into something idiotic.My 4 lathes and the mill are all Atlas?Clausing from Kalamazoo,Michigan.
And still work well.I am primarily a bench craftsman and nothing more but did other machine shop jobs such as bronze bearings for car transmissions that are now out of production as well as reconditioning stator supports for GM transmissions.Five minutes of work was $25 and I did them for 3 shops here where we live.Taylor Sapergia who has thousands of posts on this forum and has favorably commented on my 4 screw locks by comparing them with English antiques and said they are comparable.Lest I forget,the slot in the tumbler arm on my locks was done with a modified woodruff key slot cutter.
Bob Roller
I've had my eye out for used machines. There's very little good stuff to be had in my area unfortunately, especially in the right size. I only have room for bench-top sized stuff. Would be nice to have a manual machine in addition to CNC. Will probably be best to just wait though.
The shop my CNC machine is in right now is not air conditioned, and it's been stupid hot lately. Got a bit done early this morning before it turned into an oven.
![](https://i.ibb.co/jkRCCQY/Tumbler-Parts-2.png)
You can see a divot in the fly circle. Bumped the wrong jog axis.
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Could have still made the fly work, but I want it to look nice. Will just have to make another one on the lathe.
![](https://i.ibb.co/mB9xZcK/Tumbler-Parts-3.png)
The slot and spring arm worked out pretty well though. Fits right into place
![](https://i.ibb.co/6Yk9v96/Tumbler-Parts-1.png)
Since it'll be too hot to play with the CNC anymore, I think I'll go back to working on the hammer. It still needs a bunch of shaping done. Then I need to figure out the order of operations for cutting the square post in the tumbler shaft, and square hole in the hammer. Not sure which will be easiest to do first.