Atlas 618 Lathe Craftsman 6' Metal Lathe

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Here is an Atlas 618 that I picked up a few months back and ended up cleaning it up and getting it back to usable condition. I was able to clean it up and do a through clean and repaint with a good quality oil based implement paint. I did not go to the extent that I did with the South Bend Heavy 10L, but I did clean every part in a chemical cleaning bath.

I was able to find some missing parts when I sold another lathe and made a trade deal. Overall it's a nice little lathe and is a nice addition to any shop.

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Just bought me one of these little vintage craftsman lathe. Seems like a pretty nice lathe back in the day. I'm like you, I'd rather have a vintage American made lathe than a Chinese made lathe. You did a really nice job restoring this one. Looks nice and your father in law will be proud of it.

jimorman

These 618's have soul. Kinda like a '57 Chevy? You are a nice man.

watchrepairing

I do lite manufacturing and have 4 of these same lathes. They are the only ones that can stand up to being started and stopped thousands of times doing repeated operations. I bought a china lathe once and it didn't last a week. I have 4 more lathes of various sizes and they are all old lathes that have been restored. I have no doubt someone will be turning on these lathes when I am dead and gone.

johnprice

Nice present for your father-in-law. I did a series of videos on restoring one of those, although mine was the Craftsman version. It turned out well. I would have kept it, but I needed the space, so off it went. Like you said, "I recycle tools."

RickRose

I've had one of those for over 50 yrs. Mine came with the same hacksaw nicks in the bed as yours. It's a good starter lathe and good for small stuff. For a few years I had a 12" Atlas which was better. I now do most of my home shop work on my Heavy 10. The small spindle hole on the Atlas lathes was bothersome. On the other hand they are a lot easier to move than my old 14" Hendey!

disgruntledscientist

inspirational video here! Like others have mentioned, I would rather get a good old american, English or German made lathes than the new stuff, old machines have that beautiful design, rounded off, cast iron or cast aluminum covers that look so nice! man your machine sounds so quiet. I recently picked up an older south bend lathe - model A (w/ quick change gearbox) @ 4ft long for free locally, I was lucky to get it as I messaged the owner within 25 minutes of him listing it. Used but in good condition. Will be restoring it and see how worn out she is. Flat flat pulleys on her. Also red in color like this one you painted.

ronitsingh

Nice cleanup!! Picked up one of these locally and love it. I did not like the changing of the gears, when threading, so I installed the Clough42 ELS (electronic lead screw). I also ended up replacing the lantern based tool holder and went with a cheap quick tool change setup. Really nice machine for anyone's basement

CoreDTech

I just picked up a 618 yesterday to add to my fleet. Nice work you did on yours there!

MrUbiquitousTech

That hole you mentioned that was drilled in the pulley is actually not to pin the pulleys to the shaft. It's actually there for oiling the shaft.

jrlord

Great video, I'm really glad I found your channel!

PracticalRenaissance

I just picked one of these up for my shop. I am in the process of making new locking mechanism for the tailstock. It was missing. I also have to make cross slide hand wheel because it was missing. The ways are in very good condition. I have access to a large lathe so that wont be hard. My only problem is cutting the key slot in the handle.

russellstarr

I have the same lathe!
Mine is mounted on a small dresser drawer cabinet for storage, and it is on wheels!

jeffreyyoung

If you have the one-piece headstock like this one, then you have tapered roller bearings. Look at the outer race of these bearings and (unless they've been changed) there should be "Timkin" etched and a number hand scribed if they are original to the lathe. The number is the year of install.

stevejobb

I have the big bro of that lathe, the 12 inch one. The gears are definitely a weak link in the Craftsman chain. Thanks for the video.

AmateurRedneckWorkshop

618's are very cool. Looks like a very nice job. I'll get around to finishing my series on the Atlas QC42 one of these days. I used the same implement red on mine.

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