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Serious lurker/seldom post but... I just bought this and just wanted to check on a market value before I destroy it. I bought it at a sale intending to use the cast legs for a custom sofa table for my lovely wife. The more I stare at it the more I would like to buy a new motor and use it for something.

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Brand?

Age / Year ?
 

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Do you have the tool rest for it? What did you pay for it? I'm not sure off the top of my head the make/model, will have to do some thinking, can you post a front on shot of the headstock? If I was closer I would totally purchase it off of you as I'm looking for an older wood lathe. What do you mean by "destroy" :dunno: If I was you I'd put a motor on it and put it to good use. :thumbup:

Edit, I think it might be an atlas lathe stand with, MAYBE a craftsman? wood lathe on top. More pics would help.
 
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I bought it for the cast iron legs. I would like to use the two legs for a sofa table behind my couch. That would not destroy the Lathe itself only the base. I just hate to do that if it is a significant find or a unique item.
 

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What did you pay for it? Yea I understand you want to make a sofa table out of it. I don't think the lathe and base are matching anyways. If you think you are sitting on a gold mine, no worries there. It may be "rare" as in you can't walk down to Lowes or HD and purchase one, but it is not some super valuable antique. I'd either use it as a lathe yourself, sell it to someone that will, or just go ahead and make your sofa table and sell the lathe separately. :beer:
 
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Thank you. I did not think of the possibility of separate brands, but that seems very likely.
 
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You have a unique rare lathe.
May not be worth a boatload of cash....
But I bet someone would love to restore it to its proper working order.
To part it out thinking the base is not original to the lathe would be a mistake.
 
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Really? Why?
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I'm fairly certain that the leg set is from a atlas metal lathe. As for the lathe itself. I'm on the fence as to maker delta, craftsman, certain features are throwing road bumps in my mental catalog. :headscrat

Why? What do you think? :dunno:
 
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Well...Im not clear on the maker of either, but.
It would be hard to believe that this lathe sat around, intact, for (who knows)+ years.
And not be original to one another.

It looks like a perfect match to me.
The way the base of the lathe continues through the top seat of the legs. (Second Pic)
And all the curves complement one another.
It's subtle, but you can clearly see these were made by the same manufacturer.
 
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Back when machine like this were sold, they were often sold as a bare machine and you had the option to purchase a motor and stand. The fact they fit together is just luck/could be made that way. The stand width is determined by the two pieces of wood, which could easily be altered.

Are you a betting man? Up for a friendly wager? :D I honestly don't know at this point, so it could be interesting. :beer:
 
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Haha!

I agree with you about the stand being an option back in the day.
But, I stand my ground. I feel they are one in the same.

Call it a gut feeling.
I've been looking at this **** too long ...lmao.

Your on brother.:thumbup:

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This looks like the stand, from a 50's Atlas/Craftsman metal lathe.

I'll let you figure out what the lathe is. :lol_hitti
 

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I think the stand belongs with the lathe, if you look at the curvature of the legs up near the top of the stand & the curvature of the legs on the lathe it looks like the same design & pretty symmetrical to me. I am curious about the 2x6 or 2x8 between the lathe & the stand though.
 
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Ok, so then what is the make of the lathe? Proof? :dunno: Why are you curious about the wood pieces?
 
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zkling said:
I'm fairly certain that the leg set is from a atlas metal lathe. As for the lathe itself. I'm on the fence as to maker delta, craftsman, certain features are throwing road bumps in my mental catalog. :headscrat

Why? What do you think? :dunno:
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Agreed, the legs look like Atlas, but IIRC, Atlas offered similar legs for both their metal lathes and their wood lathes. The lathe itself looks like either an Atlas or a Power King to me. Atlas bought Power King in 1947, so the legs and the lathe could be a match.
 
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The lathe itself looks like either an Atlas or a Power King to me. Atlas bought Power King in 1947, so the legs and the lathe could be a match.
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That is what I was kinda thinking. Possibly a dunlap, but I can't find a good reference besides this one.

http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?ID=13271

I just can't hone in on a few of the features, specifically bed feet, tool rests and tail stock web. :dunno:

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Tell you what... Atlas legs/stands are pretty rare.. One one example on the Vintage machinery site..
http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?ID=1684
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That is actually a delta stand that you linked to. :p
 
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Exactly my point. Its the only stand pictured on the Atlas listing.
Meaning they dont exist.
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I'm sorry I don't follow. :headscrat Did you know this entire time? I'll have to add this one to the mental database.
 
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