Does anyone have any experience using this chuck and if so what impressions do you have of it. I need to adapt my machine to accomodate 5c collets and I am...
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I have a Craftsman 101.07301 and would like to know the approxmate age of it. Anyone out there that bought theirs new , I could compare the serial numbers ....
Mine is S/N 016098 purchased new about 1966 for $209.98 Earle Rich Mont Vernon, NH Subject: [atlas618lathe] Approximate Age I have a Craftsman 101.07301 and...
My 101.07301 serial number is 6L 029096. I bought it used about 2 years ago for $800.00 on eBay. Times and prices have changed. I also, would like to know when...
... Such a database has existed for a few years. I am appalled that of the 593 members only 27 have entered their lathe information. Is this because of apathy...
Bryan, I think the lathe database created by Bruno is a very nice idea. Beginning in about January of this year a customized welcome text has been sent sent to...
I bought mine used a few months ago. $75. Plus 2-3 hundred dollars in miscellaneous parts and repairs thereafter. My guess is that most of us bought ours...
Well, I received my "new" 618 yesterday. Serial No. 019926. Only my second "burn" on ebay. The spindle has about .100 runout, the top gearbox cover is missing...
My Craftsman 101.2140 (made by Atlas) 618 is S/N 007502. It was a college graduation gift from my parents in 1963, and arrived direct from Sears in the...
Charles, please put this in the registry database. This kind of information is best for dating machines... you have a serial number and a year of original...
Hi Everyone! I have just added information on my lathe to the database. The cost information was taken directly from the sales ticket! (50 years old, don't ...
Charles, I would be interested in knowing what length belts you lathe came with. I have tried mounting my lathes using the published layout and the belts I...
Dallas, I'm not Charles, but I may have some answers for you. I'm Ken, 144 miles due West of you in Enid OK. I picked up my lathe from an elderly Gent who only...
I looked at the belts on my 6x18 and found no identifying lettering. On another site I found the following: ***** ... replaced the belts on my 6" Atlas...
I HAVE AN ATLAS 618 THAT I OBTAINED IN A TRADE.I WAS WONDERING WHERE TO GET PARTS AND FIND OUT WHEN IT WAS MADE. NOT IN BAD SHAPE.MISSING A GEAR OR 2 FOR...
I have an Atlas Clausing 6x18 lathe for sale. It is very clean and in very good condition. It comes with a complete line of accessories. It is for local...
Jack, Ebay almost always has gears and just about anything else for this lathe on sale. Be prepared to shell out some bucks though. A set of 9 change gears ...
Joe, I bought this one new for $59.95 and made an adapter to fit our lathe. https://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=1956 If you...
My tool post is designed to use square tool stock and I was wondering how the 3/8" boring bars with a round shank will work? Any suggestions? Thanks in...
The Atlas adapter for boring bars was basically a piece of square bar stock with a "V" lengthwise down one side. the "V" was placed upright and the boring bar...
... OUCH! 3-jaw chucks aren't designed for milling. Not good on the chuck, or quality of the operation. Best to use an MT2 collet with drawbar, or the end mill...
Hardened jaws, hardened cutter, not much contact area between the two, side thrust, as you suspect, can cause the mill to gradually (or suddenly) pull out of...
Bruno, I wasn't aware of this problem. How does it harm the chuck? What happens to the quality of operation? Lou OUCH! 3-jaw chucks aren't designed for...
I think Charles response on a previous post is good. When milling, there is a lot of lateral force on the end mill, not to mention that it's fairly easy for...
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