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The equivalent Craftsman model was the Metalmaster 9" x 18" 6 speed centre lathe with its revolutionary Collins all-V-belt integral countershaft system. In its basic form the lathe lacked both an electric motor and a compound slide rest (that was a additional $13 to the $64.50 cost of the basic lathe) - but it did have a full set of screwcutting changewheels, faceplate, drive dog, a (very cheap) household-grade electrical switch, a dial-thread indicator, two cutting tools and a motor pulley. If the badges have disappeared from a lathe, the manufacturer's version, the Atlas 9", can always be identified by its different bed feet which, instead of the open cast boxes shown above, flared outwards in a smooth curve. Oddly, the Atlas patent drawing showed the bed feet as used on the Metalmaster..
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