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AA109, 109, Craftsman 80  & Dunlap Lathes
- also badged as Simpson and Courlan and manufactured by the American "Double A Company" - Page 2

Craftsman 9" & 12" Lathes Continued Here

Craftsman Home Page   Model 80 & AA109, Dunlap & Companion Lathes

Last AA109 Model 109.21280    Early 9-inch and 12-inch Lathes
   
Late-model 12-inch Lathes     Craftsman 6" Lathe Mk. 1   

Craftsman 6" Lathe Mk. 2

Craftsman 6" Lathe Catalogs

Craftsman & Companion Drill Presses 
 
Craftsman wood lathe conversion kit to metal

SEARS Model 549-2892 8-inch Lathe (Re-badged Emco Compact 8)

Sherman Clark Mfg. Co. of Jackson Michigan - Armature Lathe

Craftsman Wood Lathes   Courlan 109   Craftsman Metal Lathe Catalogs 1932-35

AA Craftsman Epicyclic Headstock Backgears

First Craftsman Metal Lathe Catalog 1932-35

Early 9-inch and 12-inch Craftsman Lathes (Atlas "clones")

A complete set of Craftsman sales and other literature is available, covering
all machines produced during the period 1929 to 1966

Also available: the 3 distinctly different "manuals" that
cover all  versions of the 109 Metal Lathes

Should any reader have a particularly original AA109 or Model 80
the writer would be pleased to feature it in the Archive




The whole of the epicyclic gear assembly. On the left the annulus gear, free to rotate on the spindle: in the middle the carrier plate keyed to the spindle with its 3 "planet" pinions: on the right, and also free to spin on the headstock spindle, the 3-step pulley with its attached "sun" gear.

The carrier plate with 6 slots in its periphery to accept
the sliding block that locked it to the annulus gear


The annulus gear of the epicyclic gear assembly showing the internal gear teeth and, at the top, the sliding block that locked into the carrier plate

Two-position indent pin used to lock the annulus gear

A view of the mechanism in place but without the annulus gear

The MAZAK Planetary gears and their mounting plate

"Sun" gear mounted on the pulley and "Planetary" gears on the spindle

Above and below: a particularly fine and original Craftsman Model 80




An AA109 lathe branded as a Courlan - a photographic essay featuring this lathe can be found here


AA109 & Craftsman 90 Lathes Home Page

A complete set of Craftsman sales and other literature is available, covering
all machines produced during the period 1929 to 1966

Also available: the 3 distinctly different "manuals" that
cover all  versions of the 109 Metal Lathes

Craftsman 9" & 12" Lathes Continued Here

Craftsman Home Page   Model 80 & AA109, Dunlap & Companion Lathes

Last AA109 Model 109.21280    Early 9-inch and 12-inch Lathes
   
Late-model 12-inch Lathes     Craftsman 6" Lathe Mk. 1   

Craftsman 6" Lathe Mk. 2

Craftsman 6" Lathe Catalogs

Craftsman & Companion Drill Presses 
 
Craftsman wood lathe conversion kit to metal

SEARS Model 549-2892 8-inch Lathe (Re-badged Emco Compact 8)

Sherman Clark Mfg. Co. of Jackson Michigan - Armature Lathe

Craftsman Wood Lathes   Courlan 109   Craftsman Metal Lathe Catalogs 1932-35

AA Craftsman Epicyclic Headstock Backgears

First Craftsman Metal Lathe Catalog 1932-35

Early 9-inch and 12-inch Craftsman Lathes (Atlas "clones")

AA109, 109, Craftsman 80  & Dunlap Lathes - Page 2
- also badged as Simpson and Courlan and manufactured by the American "Double A Company" -
email: tony@lathes.co.uk
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Should any reader have a particularly original AA109 or Model 80
the writer would be pleased to feature it in the Archive