The final form of the Craftsman 12-inch was identical to the new-for-1959 12-inch Atlas (for further details of how these Craftsman lathes changed over time, look at the Atlas section of the Archive). From this point on the Atlas and Craftsman versions of the lathe were identical with the same 6-inch centre height and both fitted with a conventional tumble-reverse assembly to drive the leadscrew as always used on the Craftsman version (the Atlas had employed a bed-mounted bevel box to achieve the same effect). Besides numerous detailed changes to the lathe the greatest single advance was the option of a neat self-contained underdrive cabinet stand that made the machine much more acceptable to training and education establishments as well as saving the home user valuable workshop space.
Depending upon their individual specification - various combinations of bed length, motor type, screwcutting by changewheels or screwcutting gearbox, etc. - the lathes are found with the following (and probably additional) Model Numbers: 101.28950, 101.28910 or a similar 101.289** number including: 101.2758, 101.2759, 101.2895N, 101.2893N, 101.2894N, 101.2897N, 101.28990, 101.28991N and 101.28993N2.
In the 1970s the lathe carried a "Craftsman Commercial" badge, though by the early 1980s this had been changed to "Sears Craftsman".