Great video Mr Pete. At 20:50 on the photo of the catalogue page, it mentions the Atlas 612, the smaller brother of the 618, which is the lathe I have. They never get a mention in videos, but they are essentially a cut down version of the 618, same parts and all, just a shorter bed. This makes them very rigid when firmly fixed down and great for small items in suitable materials, and mine takes up very little room in my restricted workshop space. I’ve very much enjoyed your videos on the 618, as they are entirely relevant to my 612 and I look forward to many more to come. Many thanks for all your insights and advice. Best wishes, Gerry (UK)
Good Morning from Duluth! My 21400 lathe was made in the late 60’s and has 10tpi threads. I’ve read that the switch from 8 to 10 happened when they switched the spindle bearings from ball to tapered roller.
Mornin' Mr. Pete! I love my 1st period shop class. I live in Racine, WI which is the home of J.I. Case, Johnson's Wax, In-Sink-Erator, Hamilton Beach, Western Printing, (Remember Big Little Books?) and many many others. In the '70s I worked at a factory called Haban Mfg. where we made mowers, snow throwers, and other similar implements. Sometimes during a run of snow throwers for example, a portion of the run would be painted a different color and labeled "Craftsman". I'm pretty sure Sears never really produced anything of its own. They simply contracted companies like Haban and Atlas to apply the Craftsman name to existing products. Just a bit of manufacturing era trivia. Thanks for posting sir. You make 'em, I'll watch 'em.
Im excited that I am apart of history, with this groundbreaking video showcasing both a craftsman 6 inch and, the atlas 6 inch side by side...Im a person that has lived a pretty basic life and to have this in my background Thank You so much Mr Pete LOL....( This is meant to be tongue in cheek and that comments can be misconstrued...
Good morning Mr. Pete from Berryville, VA. Growing up in the early '50's my best friends dad had that Atlas lathe and showed me how to use it. He was quite mechanically inclined and I learned a lot from him. Have a lot of find memories of my childhood spent in his shop. Guess he's responsible for me getting my Engineering Degree. Thanks for all your videos, I really enjoy watching and learning from them. Throw away a thread mic because it's pitted??? Absurd! As long as it functions correctly it's useful. JMTCW.😃
Sears would specify changes in threads and bearings when they contracted with many manufacturers in order to close the parts and service to Sears only. My dad was a huge Sears fan for everything except items that they had made for them that were so called copies of tools or machines, because NOTHING from any other source, even the actual manufacturer, would fit.
Good morning Mr. Pete (world’s best shop teacher). Interested to know more about the spindle size. I had heard my Delta wood lathe , a 14-40 , was generally designed on standard machinist sizes. It has a 8tpi-1” spindle and had always assumed that was a standard machinist size. I just checked a really old woodworking headstock (it has a wide wooden flat belt pulley) I got in a box lot, it is also 8-1”.
good morning mr pete 😊 i just emailed you a link that has lots of information on this and several other machines. hopefully you find it as interesting as i did.
The 10 tpi pitch thread would lock up the chuck backplate to the spindle shoulder more securely than the coarser 8tpi On the topic of square/flat topped compound slides vs cast with a sculpted top face,I far prefer the square flat top as it gives greater opportunity to mount a mag base for a dial indicator.
Great video Mr Pete. At 20:50 on the photo of the catalogue page, it mentions the Atlas 612, the smaller brother of the 618, which is the lathe I have. They never get a mention in videos, but they are essentially a cut down version of the 618, same parts and all, just a shorter bed. This makes them very rigid when firmly fixed down and great for small items in suitable materials, and mine takes up very little room in my restricted workshop space. I’ve very much enjoyed your videos on the 618, as they are entirely relevant to my 612 and I look forward to many more to come. Many thanks for all your insights and advice. Best wishes, Gerry (UK)
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Good Morning from Duluth! My 21400 lathe was made in the late 60’s and has 10tpi threads. I’ve read that the switch from 8 to 10 happened when they switched the spindle bearings from ball to tapered roller.
Interesting information!
Mornin' Mr. Pete! I love my 1st period shop class. I live in Racine, WI which is the home of J.I. Case, Johnson's Wax, In-Sink-Erator, Hamilton Beach, Western Printing, (Remember Big Little Books?) and many many others. In the '70s I worked at a factory called Haban Mfg. where we made mowers, snow throwers, and other similar implements. Sometimes during a run of snow throwers for example, a portion of the run would be painted a different color and labeled "Craftsman". I'm pretty sure Sears never really produced anything of its own. They simply contracted companies like Haban and Atlas to apply the Craftsman name to existing products. Just a bit of manufacturing era trivia. Thanks for posting sir. You make 'em, I'll watch 'em.
Thanks for sharing that information!
Another great show with my coffee! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you liked it!
The one I had included no where near the extras you have with yours, but it did the job.
Good morning from Northern Virginia.Thanks for the videos and Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays to you too!
Im excited that I am apart of history, with this groundbreaking video showcasing both a craftsman 6 inch and, the atlas 6 inch side by side...Im a person that has lived a pretty basic life and to have this in my background Thank You so much Mr Pete LOL....( This is meant to be tongue in cheek and that comments can be misconstrued...
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Good morning from Victoria, Texas! Thanks for sharing, Ken
Good morning from Pt St Lucie, Fl
Thank you Mr Pete from KC
Thanks for your hard work!
Im from Flushing Michigan, between Flint and Saginaw
Good morning Mr. Pete from Berryville, VA. Growing up in the early '50's my best friends dad had that Atlas lathe and showed me how to use it. He was quite mechanically inclined and I learned a lot from him. Have a lot of find memories of my childhood spent in his shop. Guess he's responsible for me getting my Engineering Degree.
Thanks for all your videos, I really enjoy watching and learning from them.
Throw away a thread mic because it's pitted??? Absurd! As long as it functions correctly it's useful. JMTCW.😃
THANK YOU , for teaching your skills , it is much appreciated ,...
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Morning Lyle
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Brian from Ma.Great video can’t wait to see progress videos and also (Thank you)
More to come!
Sears would specify changes in threads and bearings when they contracted with many manufacturers in order to close the parts and service to Sears only. My dad was a huge Sears fan for everything except items that they had made for them that were so called copies of tools or machines, because NOTHING from any other source, even the actual manufacturer, would fit.
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Good morning Mr. Pete (world’s best shop teacher). Interested to know more about the spindle size. I had heard my Delta wood lathe , a 14-40 , was generally designed on standard machinist sizes. It has a 8tpi-1” spindle and had always assumed that was a standard machinist size. I just checked a really old woodworking headstock (it has a wide wooden flat belt pulley) I got in a box lot, it is also 8-1”.
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Great presentation of the material, thank you for such interesting videos! ✨🍓
good morning mr pete 😊 i just emailed you a link that has lots of information on this and several other machines. hopefully you find it as interesting as i did.
Western Australia. 👍👍 Didn't that South Bend lathe, belong to both your brother and your dad? It would seem a shame to sell it.
The 10 tpi pitch thread would lock up the chuck backplate to the spindle shoulder more securely than the coarser 8tpi
On the topic of square/flat topped compound slides vs cast with a sculpted top face,I far prefer the square flat top as it gives greater opportunity to mount a mag base for a dial indicator.
I agree with you on those points.
This is a very interesting topic! How do you decide which aspects to emphasize in your story? 💞✨
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That's around $5,750.00 in todays money
The thread mic is "useless"?? I don't see how the pitting affects the functionality at all
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