[Shop-talk] Sears Atlas lathe

[Aric]

An Atlas 6x18 for $900?  Take a pass on it, as that's more than I paid for
my Craftsman/Atlas 12x36 (which came with a decent amount of tooling).  No
way a C/A 6x18 is worth anywhere near that.

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> [mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Scott Hall
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 12:03 PM
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> Subject: [Shop-talk] Sears Atlas lathe
> 
> There's a Sears Atlas lathe for sale locally.  From the 
> pictures, it looks like an overgrown bench lathe sitting on a 
> wood cabinet.  Nothing like the Monarchs I usually keep my 
> eye out for.  And he wants $900--you can usually find CKs for 
> $1500-ish.  On the price alone, I'd rather spend twice that 
> and drive for a nice(r) Monarch.
> 
> But it's local, and I understand these things used to be 
> popular, and what do I know?  Is it worth going to look at?  
> It's an Atlas 618 or Sears 101.214.
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