An Atlas 6x18 for $900? Take a pass on it, as that's more than I paid for
my Craftsman/Atlas 12x36 (which came with a decent amount of tooling). No
way a C/A 6x18 is worth anywhere near that.
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> From: shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Scott Hall
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 12:03 PM
> To: Shop Talk List
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Sears Atlas lathe
>
> There's a Sears Atlas lathe for sale locally. From the
> pictures, it looks like an overgrown bench lathe sitting on a
> wood cabinet. Nothing like the Monarchs I usually keep my
> eye out for. And he wants $900--you can usually find CKs for
> $1500-ish. On the price alone, I'd rather spend twice that
> and drive for a nice(r) Monarch.
>
> But it's local, and I understand these things used to be
> popular, and what do I know? Is it worth going to look at?
> It's an Atlas 618 or Sears 101.214.
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