Apparently the similar models are grouped. (According to the Sears site, the first two 12" lathes are covered by one manual, the second two by another, and the last one by another. (The one drawing I looked at for the new style lathe was nearly illegible.)ġ2" lathes 101.28980 (12"X36") and 101.28990ġ2" lathe 101.28991 (This looks like a late model with cabinet.) New Style 6" (Mk 2?) lathe with drive belt to the left of the headstock 101.21200 Old style Timken bearing 6" lathe 101.21400 Old style (friction bearing?) 6" lathe 101.07301
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They should also apply to Atlas models of the same era. I wasn't able to relate any of the numbers below to the number in the catalogs.Īny way, here's a bunch of Craftsman model numbers that they support with parts listings on their web page. A web search and some clues from the Sears pages led me to the model numbers for several lathes - a lot more than I thought there were. I tried to just add a zero to several other Atlas-made items but I didn't have any luck.
ATLAS LATHE BELT CHANGE CODE
For a list of the source code for about 100 of their suppliers, see ). (Sears didn't make anything, 101 is Atlas Press Company. I think I remember from my old Sears catalog buying days that the "F" means that the item is shipped from the factory. The catalog number for the mill in the 1954 catalog is 99 A M1550F. They are apparently related, but I can't figure it out. I'd always wondered what the relationship between the number from the old Sears mail order catalogs and the data plate was. That's not surprising since I don't think the mill has been made for about 40 years. I went through the motions and find that it's not available. Just for the heck of it, I tried to order a new table. The Craftsman version of the Atlas benchtop mill is 101.15500.
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That was too easy, so I decided I'd give it a challenge.
ATLAS LATHE BELT CHANGE WINDOWS
The drawing window doesn't have a place to click to print the page, but the Windows command will send it to the printer. I checked it out with the model number of a jointer that is probably 15 years old. I took a trip to the local Sears parts store today and the counter guy told me that the parts can now be ordered online from the Sears web page at. Also note that there is a Yahoo group for Craftsman and Atlas lathes. I haven't checked to see if the URLs are still current, but it may be helpful.
ATLAS LATHE BELT CHANGE MANUALS
There was also an early version with friction bearings.īelow is a note that I wrote several years ago about on-line parts manuals for Craftsman lathes. I understand an earlier version only had three mounting points - two at the headstock and one at the tailstock end. Later models had the belt to the left of the headstock, outside of the bearing, and a square look to the headstock. It had Timken bearings, the headstock had a rounded appearance, the drive belt pulley was between the two bearings for the headstock, and there were four mounting feet.
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There were several variations that I'm aware of.