Atlas 6" Lathe - Compound Handwheel

Tired of the little handwheel that your Atlas 6" lathe has for the compound? This is your solution!

The only extra hardware this requires is a thrust bearing to go between the actual compound and the indicator (such as the one I used from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W1YVVSL?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1), a ¼"-20 screw to go into the dial so it can be reset to zero (a feature that the lathe basically didn't have before!), and two 3/8"-24 screws for the handles for the wheel (I used two taps in the pictures to illustrate - use actual proper hardware for these).

This handwheel is not appropriate for people who have their compound set to 0 degrees, because it will run into the cross slide's hardware. But if you have a compound… why would you have it at 0 degrees anyways?

Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck!