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sorry? but i had a very early 618 atlas lathe that had? shimmed? brass bearings? and a newer craftsman that had? the timken's. i took both apart and? readusted and cleaned them all the castings? were the same part numbers except the one with the part number of the headstock on the? bronze bushing one. i bought it for the huge amount of extra tooling and sold it to a starter generator rebuilder with the armature? tools and special chucks.

?here is what i had the SN dated it to approx 1939-1940? ?


On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 4:37 PM Robert Downs via Groups.Io <wa5cab=[email protected]> wrote:

Jay,

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The rumor that early 618¡¯s had sleeve bearing is Internet disinformation.? All 618¡¯s (and 612¡¯s) had the same Timken tapered roller bearings from first to last.? I think that the rumor got started by some people misnaming any 6 x 18 as a 618.? I have certainly seen quite a few people mis-identify a 101.07301 and call it a 618.? I have a copy of the first Atlas catalog that the 618 ever appeared in and although it has a strange looking countershaft that probably no one has ever seen, it has Timken spindle bearings.

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Robert Downs

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Greer
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 15:27
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Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Welcome to [email protected]

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Welcome to our group Don!? You came to the right place.? Is your 618 equipped with roller bearings or babbet bearings?

The 618¡¯s are good machines for light home work.? I rarely use the mill attachment I have as it is only for very light work

and hard to view the cut when it is in use.

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Fair Winds,

Jay Greer

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On Jan 22, 2019, at 8:34 AM, Don Newbold <d.o.newbold@...> wrote:

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Hi,

I'm new to the group. I've done virtually no machining since high school
(over 40 years ago), but in the last year have acquired an Atlas 618, an
identical Sears lathe with the milling attachment and a Levin lathe. The
618 was working before disassembly for moving. The Sears hadn't seen use
in decades, though it still looks to be in good condition. I've got
manuals for both and numerous accessories. The Levin hadn't seen use in
some years and needs restoration. The Levin was bought by NASA in the
early 60's and was used to make parts that went to the moon. I'm a
software engineer by trade, but like projects at home.

That's it,

Don

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