Atlas 618 headstock bearing adjusting

[Kernbigo]

.001 should be good you have to allow a little for oil

 

[Tim9]

I hear you, I'm reaching the limits with my Atlas 6", looking to replace it sometime.
Mark S.

I would never be one to rip Atlas lathes. I'm willing to bet that over 1/3 of the Hobby Machinist guys got the bug from an Atlas or Craftsman lathe. I picked mine up for nothing. However...It was used and abused and had very little tooling. I'm sure I've spent my fair share on new chucks and repairs to this little lathe. Yea...It has its limits but its also small and lightweight which is nice when one does not have a proper workshop or garage.

 

[David S]

I agree. Way back when if it wasn't for Atlas I wouldn't have got a lathe. I love my 618, got it from the original owner who was a machinist that got it to make a scale model steam locomotive. Well looked after and lots of interesting lathe tools that he had ground.

David