Atlas Lathe Carriage Stop

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Does somebody on here make and sell carriage stops for the 12x36 Craftsman/Atlas Lathe?

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I have not seen any shop-made carriage stops for an Atlas lathe for sale. Original carriage stops are available on eBay for $$$. Lots of people make simple non-micrometer type carriage stops themselves. I think Mr.Pete on Youtube has a video on making one

I have an original Atlas carriage stop and use it a lot - for almost everything I do on the lathe.
 
Yep that's the type of simple carriage stop I'd like.. The type (Mr. Pete) made..

However I don't have a vertical mill so I was hoping somebody on here made them?
 
You can actually buy a micrometer head pretty inexpensively ($60-$100 for a non-digital, depending on length) https://www.mcmaster.com/micrometer-heads/.

Unfortunately, none of the cheap manufacturers make them! I've got a Starrett I found cheap at one point in a drawer that might become one some day. You could presumably keep an eye out, or just grind the body off a cheap micrometer.
 
To make Mr. Pete's with out a mill. You can use a piece of 3/8 flat stock or 1/2" if you have 1/2" ways to form the notch. You will have 3 pieces instead of 2
 
I use a 2" travel dial indicator instead of a stop. Made a clamp on bracket for it
 
Here is one that was made on a 6" Atlas lathe to be like the original.

 
kd4gij said:
I use a 2" travel dial indicator instead of a stop. Made a clamp on bracket for it
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I also did this. Mine is a 618 lathe, but the same idea works for yours. The pics are from the "deansphotographica" website where he shows how to make it (and many other small projects). It's shown with a cheapo Harbor Freight 1" travel dial indicator (which works just fine) though i usually use it with a good quality 2" travel dial indicator. It's easy to make and a fun little project.
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