At 02:09 PM 6/21/2001, George Averill wrote:
>Does anyone know where I can find a tool post for my model 109 Craftsman
>metal lathe?  It's a very old, small, table top lathe for model work.
>George

Join the Atlas-Craftsman list at yahoo --
<mailto:atlas_craftsman-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> and ask there.  You have
the lathe made by AA, not the (various) ones made by Atlas.

david (6" Atlas, ca. 1941)

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>Subject: Re: [atlas_craftsman] Parts for 109 or not...
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>Parts can be had from various sources, if you want to bother. It might be as
>well to find another one and make one out of two, if you can.
>I have one of the irritating little devices, and authored the AAdocs2 files.
>I will say that the Logan I got later is a MUCH nicer machine. The AA is an
>Ok light brass and maybe aluminum lathe.  (aluminum can be too "sticky" for
>it)
>That said, here is my thought on parts
>
> >A-235 "60� "0" Morse Taper Center 2ea
>                 Campbell tools has them
>
> >A-261 Tool Post 1ea
> >A-263 Tool Post Wedge 1ea
>                 Don't get one, make a toolpost, mine or another better one
>(if you have better tools than I did back then, like a milling machine would
>help lots)
>
> >A-3105 Back Gear Pulley Bearing 2ea
>                 Ouch..... get a parts machine
>
> >A-3115 Locking Pin 1ea
>                 Make this or get a parts machine
>
> >A-3117 Thrust Washer 6ea
> >A-3121 Thrust Washer 1ea
>                 I think you can get suitable from Small Parts Inc or other
>sources etc etc.
>
> >A-3125 Plunger Retaining Spring 1ea
>                 Get from a hardware source
>
> >A-3129 Retaining Ring 3ea
>                     Its a circlip, buy them from hdware
>
> >A-3131 Thunmb Nut 1ea
>                     hardware store??
>
> >A-3221 Spindle Gear 1ea
>                 parts machine
>
> >A-3227 Spindle Stud Gear 1ea
> >A-3237 36-Tooth Gear 3ea
>                 parts machine
>
> >A-3451 Tool Post Collar 1ea
>                     make a post as above
>
> >C-3511 Internal Gear Drum-Back Gear 1ea
>                 parts machine
>
> >B-3513 Spider-Back Gear 1ea
>                 parts machine
>
> >B-3515 Lathe Drive Pulley-Back Gear 1ea
>                     partss machine
>
> >B-3518 Face Plate 4"--�-20 Thread 1ea
>                     Make???
>
> >B-3519 Collar- 2 Halves with Screws 1ea
>                     Small parts inc, parts machine
>
> >A-3521 Plunger 1ea
>                     make this
>
> >SP-1 5/32" Dia. Finished Ball 1ea
>                     buy at Ace hardware
>
> >SP-1605 � x 1/16 Woodruff Key         1ea
>                 buy at Ace hardware
> >
>
>     Opinions?  As you can see from the above  I would get  a parts machine
>if you really want to restore this one.  maybe THIS would be the parts
>machine!
>     You are missing too much special stuff, and for the price of it all
>retail  you could probably buy a decent machine of a better type. Good idea
>anyway.
>
>         Some stuff is available from M Herman, who advetises in the home
>Shop Machinist classifieds. He moved to one of the Carolinas, I think.
>
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David Beierl - Providence, RI USA
6" Atlas lathe ca. 1941