This lathe tooling package contains all the tooling you need to be productive with your Atlas/Craftsman 6″ lathe on the first day you own it. It contains the appropriate t-slot nut and other hardware for your Atlas/Craftsman 6″ lathe.
The quick-change tool post set (3048) includes the tool post, mounting hardware, and five tool holders. The tool post is a wedge-type made of all steel. No tools are required to change tools. Additional tool holders are available. This set includes the following tool holders:
- 2 – 1 Turning and Facing
- 1 – 2 Boring, Turning and Facing
- 1 – 4 Heavy Duty Boring will hold both 3/8″ and 1/2″ boring bars
- 1 – 7 Universal Parting Blade for 1/2″ cut-off blade – 4°
Turning tool holders accept tools with 1/4″ to 1/2″ shank. The boring tool holder accepts boring bars with up to 3/8″ round shanks. The cut-off tool holder holds 1/2″ tall parting blades.
The 1/2″ capacity drill chuck (1212) is mounted on a 1 Morse taper arbor (1894) for the Atlas/Craftsman 6″ lathe. The rated capacity of the drill chuck is 1mm to 13mm. You will have to cut the tang off the drill chuck arbor to suit your tailstock. A Dremel with a cut-off wheel works well to do this.
The set of indexable turning tools (1669) includes 5 tools (TAR, TAL, TBR, TBL, TE), inserts, a wrench, and extra screws. It comes in a wooden case. The carbide inserts are TCMT21.51.
The carbide tipped 9-piece boring bar set (1246) includes 3 different length boring bars each for minimum bores of 5/16″, 3/8″, and 7/16″. The bore depth ranges from 3/4″ to 2-1/4″. The heat treated, alloy steel shanks are held to 0.000 to -0.0005″ from the nominal diameter.
The P1 parting blade (1930) is 1/16″ x 1/2″ x 4-1/2″ and made from M2 HSS. These T-shape parting blades provide great side clearance.
This lathe tooling package includes 4 different sizes of combined drills and countersinks – Center Drills (2990). The HSS center drill set includes sizes 1, 2, 3, and 4. These are 60° center drills; the sizes that are most used by bench top machinists.
To complete the kit, a T-slot nut, specifically designed to mount a quick change tool post to the Atlas/Craftsman lathe is included (5571).
