Atlas 618 Metal Lathe

The 618 was made by the atlas lathe company and rebadged and sold by sears as the craftsman 101 series lathe from roughly 1930 to the 1980s in various versions.

Atlas 618 metal lathe. The lathe im looking at has 1 mounting hole in the right foot contrary to the 2 holes shown in the atlas 618 documentation. Here is an atlas 618 that i picked up a few months back and ended up cleaning it up and getting it back to usable condition. The atlas 618 seems to be often confused with another lathe. I ended up getting a little atlas 618 6 by 18 metal lathe for a hundred bucks.

Atlas made their own lathes and they were all capable machines in every respect. I ended up getting a little atlas 618 6 by 18 metal lathe for a hundred bucks. I thought it and my 10107301 could make 1 better lathe than the 10107301 already is which may be true but i also thought if the 618 lathe bed was in better shape i could use the 618 plus parts. 2 form until 1980.

Styled to closely resemble its larger brother the 10 inch the atlas model 618 6 x 18 35 centre height backgeared and screwcutting lathe was in production from 1936 until 1974 and then in mk. This is an overview of the atlas 618 lathe. This is identical to the craftsman 101 lathe with the only difference being the branding. I was able to clean it up and do a through clean and repaint with a.

The lathe is in great original condition and came with a 3 jaw chuck lantern style tool post holder and a very nice tool post grinder that is probably worth several times what i paid for the lathe. A complete data pack is available for the atlas 6 inch lathe. Many people think that their craftsman 109 series lathe was made by atlas. Details about the history can be found at tonys uk lathe web page.

Here we see the lathe in operation and have a look at many of. Is that just a revision change or another indication that it isnt a 618. Atlas lathe z axis dial indicator mount printed for lathe with 15 x 375 ways 2600 atlas 618 12a 16a metal armature lathe free ship choose your parts. Maybe that should say another lathe is often confused with the atlas.