Larry,
I ordered some parts for this lathe just a few years ago at the Sears
parts department. They had microfilms showing an exploded view and a
pretty complete listing of all the parts. I would not be surprised if
the manual is listed as one of the parts.
It is almost a requirement to have the manual that refers specifically
to this lathe if you intend to use features like metric threading. I
doubt that a manual for anything else would do the job. Incidentally,
the manual has sections on doing things on the 6" lathe and other
sections on doing the same thing on the 12" lathe, so I would guess that
the same manual is meant to cover both sizes.
As a matter of fact my old manual is giving up its binding and I could
do with a new one myself. I think I'll head down to Sears and check this
out.
Herb T.
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>From: Larry Hoy[SMTP:larryhoy@ecentral.com]
>Reply To: Larry Hoy
>Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 1998 5:45 PM
>To: Tobin,Herbert
>Cc: 'shop-talk@autox.team.net'
>Subject: Re: Atlas lathes and Shopsmiths
>
>
>Herbert, I too own a Craftsman (Atlas) lathe. I inherited it just a few
>months ago. It must be nearly as old as I am (47), as I remember my Dad
>using it when I was a young boy. To make a long story short I have the
>"complete" lathe; including, chucks, tools, gauges, threading gears, etc.
>I am marginally capable of using this tool but was wondering if there is
>any place I could get manuals for it?
>
>Can any body out there point me in the right direction?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>At 03:58 PM 3/25/98 -0500, Tobin,Herbert wrote:
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>>I bought an Atlas 6 inch lathe almost 40 years ago from Sears and I must
>>say it was one of the best tool investments I ever made.
>>
>>It obviously wont handle anything large, but there just haven't been
>>that many times when this was a problem.
>>
>>More typically I will need some small item, as for example a few weeks
>>ago I needed one of the brass screws which fasten down the gas guage
>>sending unit to the top of the tank on a 1935 BMW. You will not be
>>surprised to hear that my local BMW dealer does not have any of these,
>>nor does the local junkyard which specializes in Mercedes and BMW. But
>>with my handy little Atlas lathe these very distinctive pieces of
>>hardware are easily made so they can hardly be told from the originals.
>>This kind of operation is quite typical of the way this machine has been
>>useful.
>>
>>In recent years I have seen asking prices for these lathes as low as
>>$100 and as high as $500. If you buy one, be sure you get the chucks
>>with it. A new chuck can easily cost more than a used lathe. Also bear
>>in mind that these little lathes can cut inch based and metric threads,
>>but you must get a complete set of threading gears to use this feature.
>>
>>
>>
>Larry Hoy
>Denver CO USA
>1969 MGB roadster
>1987 Jaguar Vanden Plas
>
>"It's not how fast you go, it's how fast you go fast"
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