i picked up a atlas 1236 for free in running order. tho not all that came with urs ... same as this one table and all.. tho he crashed the gearbox. grrrr tho i found a place to get the gears out of illanoas. now iam goin to be add a dro to the cross slide

I have the exact same lathe except it’s not the cabinet version. I’d love to see some pictures of how they do that the motor and pulley underneath it. I’d love to make mine like that, but I would need to see how they do it. Now with the DRO, do you not even look at the dials on the way anymore just paying attention to the digital read out?Even though the craftsman has nice hand dials compared to mother machines they still can be a pain to see sometimes thanks very much. Nice job.

AWESOME VIDEO

Just restored the smaller version of your lathe a Craftsman 101 6x18 . Mine is a early model as well 1939. Still really tight for its age. Purchased a smaller DRO set up for mine that I am installing this weekend. I am just north of Houston in the Conroe area.

Good Video, Info.

A friend of my Father just gave me a 12x36 Craftsman Atlas but all he had was a parting tool and threading tool holder….Im looking at getting a quick change for it, is that a BXA on yours?

Excellent upgrade. There you go and making me spend more money on my Atlas lathe. Thanks.

Looks really good! I'm always a fan of that shape and I have a soft spot for captive rings.

I’ve seen at least eight of this model, but never an intermediate pulley like this. There is one available from the factory, but the middle pulley has only two steps. Would be interesting to see more about this one.

Awesome well done, would you be prepared to share the file with me please.

Thanks for the setup!

Super helpful, nice job bringing a great tool back to service.

One nice Job! Your the first Guy I’ve seen use the right tools? No crescent wrench or hammer beating the heck out of everything. Brovo! Very nice job young Master.

I really like the idea of the brass nipple so you can shape it. I’m gonna try that. I’ve been using copper pipe or fittings for ferrules!

I bought a Delta 15 inch drill likes yours except mine is a 6+6. It only has single grove pulleys. That is 6 speed and 6 inch quill movement. It was 3 phase and no holes in the table. I installed a VFD and a movable cam and switch on the spring side spindle quill for auto motor reversal while tapping at 20hz

Nice box. I like the extra detail on the lid- I usually just do a simple name. Lol

Appreciate the effort you put into the description. Wish more folks put the bits, feed and speeds to help people out. It turned out really well. Thanks.

Nice one Jack, well done

Great looking tool Jack , well done

I was able to see and handle the finished product. Man it's gorgeous and really lightweight!

Awesome job.

It turned out friggin awesome, I saw it first hand. Great job my brother ( literally) 😅

Great job! I had one that had a smaller table and it was a great machine. I'd probably still have it if it had your table. And you are right, the post is very time consuming. I built a motorized roller to help but it still takes a while on each one.

I appreciate your info in description on speed and feed and d.o.c. I Cnc wood a lot but trying to learn aluminum. Tricky for me

Nice work! I assume the .025" was to match the original?

Way to go Chris