The least expensive of the Craftsman lathes was the "8-inch". This was very similar to the Companion "6-inch" but with an increased swing and an additional 6 inches between centres. The headstock spindle was no larger at 5/8" but made from Chrome vanadium steel, ran on bronze bushes and carried a 4 instead of a 3-step V pulley. The spindle was extended to the left, that Sears claimed allowed outboard turning - but for which a faceplate from the range of 3, 6, 8 and  9-inch diameters in the options' list would have been needed. The tool rest was 6 inches long and, ready for shipping, the lathe weighed about 35 lbs. The price in 1933 was $9.50

The 9-inch Craftsman wood-turning lathe was very much more heavily built than the cheaper models in the range - ready for shipping it weighed nearly two-and-one-half times as much as the 8-inch model.
The 5/8-inch diameter, double-ended headstock spindle ran in "sealed-for-life" ball bearings and was driven by a 4-step, V-belt pulley whose face was ringed with 60 indexing holes with an extension to the front of the headstock casting holding the spring-loaded plunger.
The lathe came complete with cup and spur centres, 4-inch and 8-inch T rests, a 4-step V pulley with 1/2-inch bore to fit the drive motor, one V belt and a double-ended wrench.

The heaviest, and best, of the 'first-edition' Craftsman wood-turning lathes was the 12-inch model. With a shipping weight of 97 lbs and a 9/16" bore, No. 2 Morse taper headstock spindle (properly threaded at both ends) running in sealed-for-life ball bearings, this was a usefully strong and workman-like machine. The impression would have been reinforced by the proper barrel lock on the tailstock and the provision, as standard, of both 31/2" and 9" faceplates that were threaded to fit both the left and right-hand sides of the spindle.
Like the lighter 9-inch lathe, the larger end face of the V pulley was drilled with a circle of 60 indexing holes - with the locating plunger built into an ear formed on the front face of the headstock casting. 

A circle of 60 indexing holes - with the locating plunger built into an ear formed on the front face of the headstock casting - was standard on the 1933 12-inch Craftsman wood-turning lathe. 

The tailstock of the 12-inch Craftsman was of almost metal-lathe proportions and even included a proper barrel lock - an almost unheard of refinement on a 1930s wood lathe intended for amateur use.

The 12-inch model was the only lathe in the 1933 Craftsman range to be offered with the option of a twin toolrest .