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"DoN. Nichols" wrote:

On 2009-03-11, Jedd Haas wrote:
hi guys, what do you think of this price?

http://neworleans.craigslist.org/tls/1069626964.html

Atlas Craftsman 6" Lathe (Pics) - $300 (Prairieville La.)
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Date: 2009-03-10, 10:05PM CDT


New belts, new motor. very little tooling. no extra gears. Good shape.
Can be seen at http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/bsa050/ Keep
Clicking on pics untill fullpage

- Old enough so it has bronze bearings instead of ball or roller
bearings.

? Only a 3-jaw chuck -- and what looks like some square rod bent
into an 'L' to act as the wrench for the chuck.

- You can only cut a single thread pitch -- whatever the gears in
the headstock are currently set for. You really *need* the
other gears to make it a useful lathe.

+ A steady rest to fit the lathe -- and maybe two clamp blocks
to choose from to hold it down.

+ A 1-2" micrometer (I think).

+ A spare belt.

+ A rather nice chip tray under it -- if that comes with it.

- No four-jaw chuck.

- No faceplate.

? Lantern style toolpost -- but no tool holders to go with it.

+ A tailstock center.

- No tailstock drill chuck

- No live center for the tailstock.

+ At least it has the tailstock, unlike the South Bend in the
background of the third photo.

? No clue as to how worn the bed is.

*If* the bed is unworn, and the same for the spindle bearings,
then it *might* be worth that as a parts lathe to support another of the
same design. Otherwise, there is too much missing. Those gears are
Zamac castings, and many of them are failing by this age.

I would personally be more interested in the South Bend in the
background -- if the tailstock comes with it.

Enjoy,
DoN.

He does say at the end of the ad that "Every thing for sale"...

(The chip tray does come with it.)

--
Jedd Haas - Artist - New Orleans, LA
http://www.gallerytungsten.com