On Sep 29, 7:27*pm, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
"Steve W." fired this volley in news:FO7hq.16$Br5.7
@newsfe04.iad:

http://utica.craigslist.org/tls/2622699469.html

That's too much for that lathe.

I have a 6x18 Atlas, vintage about 1971. *That 1960 figure looks fishy. *
I'd have to look up the Sears numbers to check on the date. *That one
_Looks_ like the 1975/6 "update" of the earlier model, where they
replaced the headstock Timken bearings with bushings, and cheapened all
the castings.

Mine has the "old Atlas" look -- rounded profiles, and all. *That one -
all squared off like it is - looks like a Chinese lathe, which means it's
probably a later vintage, even if not made in China.

I bought my 6x18 in 1972 from Sears and Roebuck for $430 (a friggin'
FORTUNE back then!), complete with motor and tooling. *I still have it,
and use it thrice a week.

LLoyd

http://www.lathes.co.uk/craftsman/page7.html