Atlas Mfc Horizontal Milling Machine Rebuild

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ndnchf said:
Wow -that's beautiful. I'd love to add one of those to my home shop. Besides disassembly, did you encounter any other big challenges?
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No real problems rebuilding everything. The quick change gear box had 4 gears that were chewed up, probably from someone changing travel speed with the mill running (I found replacement gears on EBay). The mill came with an index head for cutting gears and splines, but it was missing the tailstock unit that goes with it. Those tailstocks by themselves are hard to find, so I adapted one off an Atlas 618 lathe (also bought on EBay). Just had to make an adaptor plate so everything lined up. The adaptor plate was the first thing I've really made on the mill. Lots of fun!
 
Nice save. Probably half of the horizontal indexer headstocks that turn up are without the tailstock. Don't know why that is the case.

On the gears, as I'm sure that you noticed from the part numbers, most of the ones on the mill and all of the ones on the Indexer are Atlas 618 parts. I haven't actually bought any for the mill from Clausing but assuming that they probably have them, Clausing's price is probably competitive with Boston, without the need to machine it before you can use it. I recently bought the 44/52 combo for my 12" from Clausing and paid $30 something and $40 something.
 
Great idea adapting that tailstock. Your machine really came out nice. Thanks for sharing.
 
Nice job Brad. 3 months is fast work! I have a couple of these mills in different states of restoration over about 3 years. Almost done with first one, decided to convert to large dials I transplanted from an atlas 12 inch late model lathe. I'll have to post some picts in the future.
 
I want one of these so bad a kidney just poped out and went to eBay to the guy selling the one for 3500$. Lol. Love the resto man great work.


If anyone is ever selling one please pm me seriously
 
BIGPAULY said:
Nice job Brad. 3 months is fast work! I have a couple of these mills in different states of restoration over about 3 years. Almost done with first one, decided to convert to large dials I transplanted from an atlas 12 inch late model lathe. I'll have to post some picts in the future.
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YES! We need to see the large dial conversion! I know my eyes will appreciate this! Please consider doing a thread on this topic.
 
See another recent thread here for a source of generic large dials that can be whittled to fit your machines.
 
Large dials here too. I need to go over mine, plus I need the support from overarm to croslide, that should be easy to build. My pulley guards gone . Make one too. I like the paint you used looks like it will clean up easy.
 
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