Success varies, but you can often get the manuals from Sears, or even
Craftsman.
Now there's a tool question. Does Sears own Craftsman or is it an
independent company? An Orchard Supply hardware store near me sells
Craftsman tools and I've been wondering.
Ken
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Hoy [SMTP:larryhoy@ecentral.com]
>
> 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:
> >
> >
> >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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