![]() ![]() A South Bend Workshop 9 in similar condition, with full set of gears and basic tooling and chucks would easily draw twice that number, but then again, the Workshop 9 IS strong enough to make some serious cuts, and has V-ways for greater carriage stability. Most fellers want something portable desktop, so the price tends to be much higher than say. The reason $600 isn't unreasonable, is because demand for this SIZE of machine is very high. ![]() and found that the boxes are hen's teeth due to their fragility, so if yours is still good, please use it extremely gently- stop the machine completely before disengaging or engaging. Mine came to me with a broken leadscrew reverse box. More likely that someone obtained the chuck for 'the right price', and fitted it to the machine. ![]() Not likely that it was used for commercial purpose, or if so, not for very long. The Atlas is a hobby-class machine- it is NOT strong enough to make heavy cuts, particularly with carbide, and with flat ways, it will only be capable of maintaining modest pass consistency. Steve- you'll find a bit more info on 'em on .uk. ![]()
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