Posted by Mhettinga in NM [70.57.250.30] on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 23:51:06 :
In Reply to: OT - Atlas Craftsman Lathes - Does EVERYONE hate them? posted by Alex J [216.54.94.2] on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 10:49:35 :
My first was an atlas, I rebuilt it learned a lot from it. Sold it for an enco. Sold that and went with a large republic Lagun. Have sold that and now run a Sharp.
The atlas is a good lathe for the advanced hobbiest, the make a part once in a while type of shop. The value in nearly any used lathe is the tooling. If you don't get in a hurry and hog metal with it you should be very happy. Ps I prefer geared heads to change speeds, more noisy but lots quicker.