Especially when he paid $500 in the late 70s and is willing to let it go for the same. But I keep thinking this may very well be a good buy and a way to get into a starter machine I could learn on. I'm so wet behind the ears when it comes to such tools/machinery it ain't even funny. In all seriousness, I'm open to all opinions on this thing. What kind of quality were the lathes/milling attachments as made by Atlas?Īm I crazy for buying this thing? Wait, maybe that one should go unanswered! Is the price a good one for a machine as described? Would this be a good starter machine for someone to work on and move up later on to something else? So my questions to all those machinists out there who know more about this than I do: And obviously at this point I don't know much about the tools or their uses, etc. Obviously I'd need to take a few community college courses to really figure out how to use it and get the most out of it. He said it does need cleaned and oiled, but other than that is in good shape. He said he's never even used it since he bought it and that it is in the same mechanical condition as when he bought it. He bought it from a gunsmith who moved out of Montezuma, IA in the late 1970s. He has the milling attachment and other accessories for it. It's a Craftsman Tool Makers Lathe (Made by Atlas for Craftsman).
I have a cousin who has a lathe he'd let me buy for what he has in it. I've always been interested in making various parts and figured I ought to have another skill or two to fall back on in retirement, even if it's just hobby parts making, small parts machining, etc. We forget or never hear about some of our parents history I feel lucky that I can hear these stories from him.Okay, I'm looking into the future towards retirement (no sooner than about 12 years, possibly as far out as 15). On the drive up and back (3 hour round trip) he told me a bit of his work history. He was a machinist for Joy Compressors up in Indiana a while ago. My Dad was in town for the two day yard sale we had, so he helped me pick it up. It was his intention to make steam engine but never got around to it (plans came with lathe). The guy that I bought it from only used it occasionally to turn some bushing and spacers for the motorcycles he rebuilt. He bought it about 8 years ago from the original owner who mostly turned wood on it. I bought from a guy that was a former machinist for 20 years but now works for the local sheriffs office. Those of you who e-bay know that the final seconds count on many of the listings- this was one of them. There were five of us bidding on it when all was said and done.
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