Atlas Mill Countershaft And Motor Pulley Replacements- Where Can I Find Them?

Fairbanks

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My MF (serial #600) is in the process of a complete overhaul, more on this later. Right now I am trying to gather up parts that will need be replaced. The current motor and countershaft pulleys are non factory and definitely the wrong size.

I was wondering what my options are. I can't seem to find originals for this mill. Are there any aftermarket pulleys that would work? There seem to be plenty of (used or aftermarket) replacement pulleys for atlas lathes, not sure if there are any that would be the correct size?

I am grateful for any suggestions you might have on this topic.

Thanks.
 
Have you tried Clausing. They still have a lot parts for the lathes, not shore about the mill. Also Keep watching eBay the parts should come up. Also if you find some one with a lot of parts for sale on eBay, contact them I have found parts doing that.
 
Clausing has some of the pulleys. There is also a guy on eBay selling motor pulleys, which he machined out of aluminum plate. I needed a motor pulley and didn't want to pay their high prices, so I purchased two single sheave pulleys for the motor. I just swap them out when I want to change speeds.

Watch out for used pulleys, they tend to become warped over time. I have heard that it is something to do with the alloy used and the casting process.

By the way, the motor pulley for the 12" lathe and the mill are the same. But they were made in in two sizes: 1/2 inch non-keyed and 5/8 inch keyed motor shafts.
 
Fairbanks,

Clausing doesn't have too much left in the way of parts for the mills and shapers. They have been out of production for about 20 years longer than the lathes. But it's always worth a try.

Finding the pulleys shouldn't be that difficult as the MF uses the same motor and both countershaft pulleys as used on the 6" MK1 lathes. Also, it is the B and C models that use the same motor pulley as on the 10" and 12" lathes, not the base and A models. You have a base model. Go to Downloads and get MMB-5, which is the parts manual for all of the mills. The majority of the parts on the used market are off of C models, and mostly MFC because more of them were made and they were made later. Also download the other manual that is there. The parts section doesn't apply to an MF but the operating section does. And MMB-5 has no operating section.
 
I have been watching ebay as well for the pulleys with no luck. I have two groove pulleys. Haven't found a complete mill so trying to get it piece at a time.
 
Picker,

What model is your mill?
 
I am collecting parts to assemble a mill one piece at a time. They seem to be hard to find assembled. So started to get the pieces to assemble one. So far it has been a journey. It has been fun so far just watching e bay and craiglist. While looking for atlas parts I ran across this sight what a find. It has been interesting reading the posts and gaining knowledge in the field for hobby machining. I am trying to get the missing part list together so I know what I am missing. I found Sears parts list and pictures to be helpful.
 
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