Take care on the 101 gears. There were several Atlas lathes sold under the Craftsman 101 label. Those gears for the larger lathes, i.e. the 12" model, have a...
Hi, I just purchased my first lathe off of craigslist last week. It's a craftsman 109.21270. Everything appears to be in working order, the previous owner...
Melanie, There really isn't a manual as such on how to run the 109, but there are plenty of other machines that do have some hints, tips, and some how-to's,...
I created an album in the photos folder, I tried to take several photos. Also, I noticed when looking at other 109.21270 machines, that mine has a "toothed...
There should be a place to lift the cover over the headstock (behind the 4 jaw chuck). Under that, if it is like my craftsman, you should find a way to "lock"...
From the photos you appear to have all the standard parts for a 21270. There is no "turn dial" (whatever that is) on one of these machines. You just have...
Welcome to the group, Melanie, it's small, but a good one. From what little can be told from pictures, it looks like you have a nice baby lathe there. It...
I took some additional photos and added them to my album to show what I'm having trouble with. The chuck in the tailstock refuses to let go. I spun the...
Try running your tailstock the other way (in) as far as it will go. The shaft with the threads your drill chuck lives on might pop out when you hit bottom. If...
OK, you got the chuck off the tailstock by unscrewing it. That's the way it's supposed to come off. So far so good. The 4-jaw chuck is supposed to come off...
I have a rack on my lathe as well. A rather crude hand wheel assembly bolts on where the thread dial bolts on and provides a nice way to move the carriage...
Re: "What is missing here?" - your photo #28. That's where the threading dial indicator goes. It appears to be in your box of accessories (upper left corner...
OK No, She has a threaded chuck on one of the aftermarket tail stock quills like bill sells. It (the chuck) threads off, but the OP wants to get the spindle,...
No, the shaft needed to come out. I have a live center that I wanted to use, and I tried just screwing on the head to the shaft that was in there, but by...
When I got started, I went to www.Quarterbore-inc.com and bought one of their CDs -- Craftsman 101 Series Atlas Metal Lathe, including How to Run a Lathe by...
Look in the box, not in the lid. ... From: craftsman109@yahoogroups.com [mailto:craftsman109@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of mmmajklaassen Sent: Sunday, May 08,...
Found it, thanks. I'm looking for a 3 jaw chuck. I've been unable to remove the 4 jaw. Does it just screw on like the head of the chuck that was in the tail...
The 4-jaw screws onto your headstock spindle exactly like the chuck screwed onto the tailstock spindle. Make sure you're unscrewing it the right way - ...
I just added a photo album that includes a picture of my 109.20630 lathe and scanned pages of the November 1945 parts list and instruction manual. I noticed...
I recently purchased a used 3" 3-jaw Dexter/Craftsman from Ebay. However it only came with a set of external jaws. Does anyone know where I might be able to...
The inner and outer jaws are subtly different. When installed each step of the outer jaws is concave, appropriately shaped to hold a cylindrical object from...
Three jaw chucks typically are not independent and have the unique scroll grooves machined in the back of the jaws. The jaws cannot be reversed or position...
