[BritishEngineer]

I bought my Atlas F-10 series lathe for $500, it was in a mess when I got it; there where no belts, some gears broken, and the wiring was shot! apart from that very good, once you cleaned of the dirt!
I did the same as you, I striped it down and went to town on it; I bought the new parts I needed to get it working. she works great now, but since are moving back to England later this year I have , I have had the fun again of cleaning it all, and regreasing the bearings; so much fun! (yea right.)

When I got it, someone had put a reverse switch on it and hard wired it to the motor; since I have taken it all off as I have found I don't need it; plus who ever did it had made a mess of the Atlas 1/2 hp motor. It still works good as far as I know as I was planning to sell it before I left if someone needed it for parts.

I would like to lay my hands on a quick change set so I can pack it and ship back home, but I don't know if they will work on my model.

when I get a chance I will post some pics of my lathe, as I have it taken apart for shipping.

James