Got a tiny Craftsman lathe. What do I have here?

I have that same machine but with a 4ft bed.... I haven't made anything with it yet..... Its kinda hard to run the carriage with the lead screw hand feed... But it should have back gears....
 
During the early part of WW-II, and again from 1948 until 1959, Sears sold these under the Sears Dunlap badge at first and later under the Craftsman "80" badge. They were made by a company also in Michigan named AA, sometimes spoken as "Double A". The company and the lathes have no connection to Atlas or Clausing, although I have heard it said that their Change Gears are interchangeable with those on the Atlas 6". It has been a while but several of them have shown up and been discussed here. And there are a few manuals and parts drawings in Downloads under the same folder/Category as the Atlas machines.
 
One weakness on those is the spindle is thin and can be bent easily-
Also I believe they came with one of two spindle nose sizes: 1/2" and 3/4"- the latter being preferred
Check and see which one you have
M
 
A friend owns a Dunlap lathe with a bent spindle and unfortunately, he has found no economically sensible fix. So if yours is good, consider yourself lucky and treat it gently.
 
There is also a copy of the manual on the 109.21270 in our Downloads. As well as on the other models except on the last one from the mid-1960's. And also Lionel Weithtman's parts drawings.
 
JPMacG said:
A friend owns a Dunlap lathe with a bent spindle and unfortunately, he has found no economically sensible fix. So if yours is good, consider yourself lucky and treat it gently.
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There are often repro spindles on Ebay for these machines. TJ
 
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