old lathe parts

[crash]

Thanks Karl, I think this means I owe ya a plug when I get her running right again.

[Vermonter]

Find the serial number too......Sears had many suppliers over the years for Craftsman and other series of lathes and the serial #'s date the machines to specific manufacturers. Styles totally changed as did parts. I have a 3' Craftsman lathe made by Atlas in the late 30's.

If Sears doesnt offer any parts, try going to owwm.com and clicking on the affiliated yahoo group and then posting an ad for parts. You can also check under Sears there, they possibly have the manual for your lathe. Shouldnt be difficult finding live centers that fit, but actual parts are a different story if something is cracked or missing from machines.

[Karl F]

Good point Vermonter, serial # is key too..
there is a good site for antique woodworking tools as well.. I'm at work, don't have url saved on this machine.. but if you do a google, you will find it.. lots of helpfull stuff there.. found out more about my j-line there than anyplace else.. one guy on there kept PM'ing me to buy it!

[Vermonter]

That was some nice older stuff Karl....pretty sure Yates made a porcelain coated lathe under the Jline banner(lot of schools had them), remember seeing a pic of one that had been restored, it was something. The old Jline planers were nice as well, tho parts for those are a real bear to find.

There are some pics as I recall at owwm of Jline stuff that had been restored. Karl my guess would be that we're talking about the same site.

Originally Posted by Karl F

Good point Vermonter, serial # is key too..
there is a good site for antique woodworking tools as well.. I'm at work, don't have url saved on this machine.. but if you do a google, you will find it.. lots of helpfull stuff there.. found out more about my j-line there than anyplace else.. one guy on there kept PM'ing me to buy it!

[justplugit]

Hey Sam, wups i mean Karl, some good stuff there.