Atlas Craftsman Lathe on CR

[george wilson]

I started out with a Craftsman /Atlas 12" lathe. I am not going to denigrate the Atlas lathe,but South Bends are in an entirely higher echelon. You can do good work on an Atlas if you don't mind the time invested. It would take me several hours to make a smallish milling arbor for my #4 Burke mill. When I got my first 10x24" Jet lathe,I could accurately hog off metal,and make an arbor in a fraction of the time.

For hobbyists,time may not be important. I began making money with my lathe,though,and the time became significant. I took the money I made and re invested it into better and more machinery and tools.

 

[Lance]

Here are some on the Pittsburgh craigslist. http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/tls/3960121136.html I would pay $700 and $300- 400 to ship before I would buy the other junk previously posted.
Or this craftsman http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/tls/3954596425.html $300 plus about $250 to ship.
Or this logan with original stand http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/tls/3919587019.html $800 obo plus $300 to ship.
Machines are more plentiful and much cheaper up north!!

 

[george wilson]

I got a Logan like that for my step father. It was an o.k. lathe. After he died I got it back,found a QC gear box(not quite the same model) got it put on anyway. It now belongs to a friend. I had no room for it. I don't think my Logan had ever been used when I got it.