New owner to a craftsman 101.0743 and tons of tooling ( Bandwidth heavy warning )

[n3me51s]

Hello all!!!

I just recently acquired a used but what looks to be in good shape Craftsman 12x36 lathe. The model number is 101.0743. I do not have any documentation on the lathe, but I from the looks of it, it was taken care of. I'm not sure what motor originally came with the lathe, but it has what looks to be an older 1/4 horse motor made by Craftsman. I picked the lathe up from an estate sale with a ton of tooling. I have yet to make the second trip to pick up the rest. There are probably 75 to 100 different HSS cutters and many different attachments. Pictures to follow.



I am completely new to using a lathe, and used my YouTube skills to research a few videos on the lathe and operations and was able to use the tool that was in the holder to produce what looks to be a decent cut. I cleaned the ways just a bit using mild 000 steel wool and naptha. I went ahead and picked up some Vectra No 2 by mobil and some SAE 20 by mobil as well. I am lucky to say I have a McMaster Carr within an hours drive from me and they have everything I need. (Much cheaper than paying for shipping).

The amount of tooling I was able to get with the lathe is well beyond my grasp, and how to use it... Unbelievable. Like I said I am completely new to operating a lathe and am incredibly excited to gain knowledge and information from this forum. From what I can tell there are many of knowledgeable hobby machinists with tons of knowledge on the sort.
Here are a few pictures of part of the tooling and micrometers, snap-bore gauges? and etc. Many things I have no idea what they are, any information would help!!! What I did notice is that much of the second half of the tooling and some of what I picked up seem to be for a mill, I wasn't as lucky to find a milling attachment for the lathe, or a mill for that matter. That would just add to the great find.

I only took pictures of a few of the things I bought. There are about 8 more boxes full in my garage I haven't really gone through and about 30 more I have yet to pick up. Hopefully I can learn from everyone how to use all this equipment!!!

Thanks for looking!
Casey

 

[pdentrem]

Welcome and WOW! You did good! Lots of good tools, cutters, mikes etc.
Pierre

 

[n3me51s]

Pierre,

Thanks!

It's amazing at how much stuff came with this lathe. Like I said, more than I know what to do with. I have been sifting through the site and found quite a bit of good information so far. I haven't even gone through everything yet. Almost too much!!! Yeah right, too much is never enough in my eyes!

I can't wait to clean this baby up and learn how to adjust the gibs and properly set her up. I have to search the forum for ancient instruction manuals on how to adjust everything. It looks like it still has the original paint too! little bit of rust, but nothing a little steel wool and WD40 can't handle!!!

Casey

 

[Mondo]

That looks like a nice lathe!
Covered in old oil, it's almost like being coated with cosmoline! Looks as though a good bath in K1 and it's ready for work! Yes?

 

[n3me51s]

From what I've heard about the history of the lathe, there was only one owner, purchased it new. This gentleman took very good care of it. There are a few dings on the way, but doesn't seem to affect travel. I did notice when I ran it for 10 minutes to check for bearing issues that the bearing cup closest to the chuck uses oil near instantly. I filled the cup with SAE 20 and within 10 seconds it's gone. Looks like I'll be needing to replace the bearing. Might as well tear the whole thing down and clean it. I would love to strip it down and paint it, but looks to be the original paint from the manufacture.

 

[mecompco]

Looks great! You sure lucked out with all the tooling, etc. I'm still working on getting my 101.07383 (looks just like yours) working properly. I'm hoping I don't also have bearing issues. Keep us posted.

Regards,
Michael

 

[Dranreb]

Epic find with all that tooling, pity they all don't come like that!

I did notice when I ran it for 10 minutes to check for bearing issues that the bearing cup closest to the chuck uses oil near instantly.

Looks like you have Timken roller bearing, unlike the Babbitt type it's quite normal for the oil to run through like that, it lubes the bearing on the way down then lays in the dust shields for a while before leaking out. So you're in effect giving it a mini oil change with every cupful, putting a piece of felt in the cup slows it down a bit which gives you more confidence that it's lubed OK.

Bernard

 

[pdentrem]

As long as you lube at the start and every once and a while during use the bearings will be fine. You do not want to have the bearings flooded, as this will not help things.
Pierre

 

[n3me51s]

Looks great! You sure lucked out with all the tooling, etc. I'm still working on getting my 101.07383 (looks just like yours) working properly. I'm hoping I don't also have bearing issues. Keep us posted.

Regards,
Michael

I'm Ignorant to the differences... haven't gotten too deep into research on the fun and amazing antique machines! I haven't decided if I'm going to tear it town yet, but will check when i have to pull the spindle to put in the proper belt. I looked at those link belts, but feel a good set of new rubber v-belts should last at least until I decide to upgrade to a craftsman with a qcgb. I will definitely keep you posted

Casey

 

[n3me51s]

As long as you lube at the start and every once and a while during use the bearings will be fine. You do not want to have the bearings flooded, as this will not help things.
Pierre

I do fill the cups right before use and I would say again every 30 minutes... hope that's enough. The casting surrounding the bearings doesn't seem to get hot at all, so far so good.