I have a Craftsman 12x36 M/N 101.28990 with: Stand, QC, Milling
Attachment, Buck 3-Jaw Chuck, Craftsman 4-jaw. I purchased it used last
year form a friend in the Live Steam club who was getting on in years and
has health problems. He kept his 6" Craftsman. He purchased it new at
Sears in 1975-76. Still had the original operating manual and parts
manual, which I now have. I can make copies of these if anyone needs
them. I have since added a QC tool post. Made a big improvement in the
Hi John,
I recently acquired a Craftsman/Atlas 12x36" lathe. This was the
lathe made before the "Commercial" Craftsman lathe. It has the
roller bearing headstock vs. the old babbit bearing type. I'm a
newbie, got great information and help from many of the users now
here on the list. Hoping to get "intimate" with the lathe and tear it
down and rebuild it. Got the parts manual from Clausing, as well as
the Atlas Lathe Operations book. Its an excellent book in my opinion
for new folks to the hobby and lathe. The old South Bend, How to
Run a lathe is another excellent reference. I got some tooling with it
and am working on the milling attachment, as it will probably have to
suffice until I can afford a mill (not in the near future)...
I am curious to know what kind of benches you folks have made for
your lathes? I need to make one, and was thinking of doubling up a
pair of solid core doors. I've also heard that steel stands are better.
Also a concern about leveling up the lathe and bolting it down.
Any thoughs or comments?
Marty
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