Atlas Mill Followed Me Home

[wa5cab]

I've never seen anything like that boring bar in any of the catalogs. My guess is that you could make one out of a 7/8" arbor. Making the square hole for the cutter would be "interesting", though.

 

[Steve Shannon]

I've never seen anything like that boring bar in any of the catalogs. My guess is that you could make one out of a 7/8" arbor. Making the square hole for the cutter would be "interesting", though.

I think Stefan Gotteswinter shows how to make small boring bars on his YouTube channel. It sounds like it'll require a shaper; good thing I just got one!

 

[34_40]

Steve S., I also have a MF, number 556, I have a thread here.. http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/atlas-horizontal-mill.21602/

 

[brino]

I like these little Atlas mills so much I took some pictures of a few over the years that went thru my local used tool shop. I found a few shots of their jack-shafts, brackets and pulleys....maybe they'll be useful to you.

First up is one I saw in March of 2015, it is a model MF and serial 004594.



you can just see a hint of the U-shaped jack-shaft bracket between the overarm and the arbor:




I did NOT see a price on that one.
I do have a few other pictures of it, If you need anything specific feel free to PM me.

-brino

 

[Steve Shannon]

Steve S., I also have a MF, number 556, I have a thread here.. http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/atlas-horizontal-mill.21602/

Oh yeah, I've been raptly following your thread; it's very interesting.
Thanks!


Steve Shannon

 

[Steve Shannon]

Thanks Brino!
Here are more pictures that show some detail of the countershaft and the pulleys thereon. I have to agree that some parts appear to have been changed; they are a lighter color of gray paint. Also, the countershaft pulley and the spindle pulley only have three steps instead of the four that I believe they should have. I would like to see that put back the way it was originally if possible.

 

[brino]

Here's a few shots of another one that they had in Sept. 2015.
Model "MF", serial 001590.





The store is Cardon tools on hwy 7 near Perth Ontario.
I know they had another one with a Unimat vertical head in there last weekend, but I was too distracted by a Falcon FCG-610 grinder to take pictures. If I get there this weekend, I'll see if it's still there.....

Steve, I hope you don't consider this as messing up your thread!

-brino

 

[Steve Shannon]

snip...
Steve, I hope you don't consider this as messing up your thread!

-brino

Oh, God no! The more information that's shared, the better.

 

[Steve Shannon]

Going by the photo in the first post of this thread, it looks to me like a much of the countershaft assembly has been replaced by a previous owner. The step pulleys, shaft, bearings and the casting that holds them don't look original. The casting the bolts directly to the side of the mill does look original though.

Here's a photo of mine with the guard removed. (The holes at the end of the countershaft are for mounting the guard.)

Vince,
Now that I have looked at mine and yours I see what you mean. I agree with you completely. Interesting how someone "fixed" mine to work.

 

[34_40]

Steve S., in the very first picture of your thread, I notice on the left end of the table, a large round disc... is this a kick-out device?
Can you give some specs? Dimensions??? Close up pic maybe??? TIA