Atlas mill home at last

[robert1352]

Well thanks everyone for your helpful suggestions about the stuck arbor. I will continue to strip off the paint and do what I can, but honestly I’m not sure the project can go forward from this point. I will continue to take pictures along the way but I will only post if I make some headway and actually have something worth showing.Thanks again everyone.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Well thanks everyone for your helpful suggestions about the stuck arbor. I will continue to strip off the paint and do what I can, but honestly I’m not sure the project can go forward from this point. I will continue to take pictures along the way but I will only post if I make some headway and actually have something worth showing.Thanks again everyone.

Sure your project can move forward Robert. I gave you three more ways you can approach your problem earlier today. In the very worst case you would destroy the arbor and have to buy a new one for about $100. Just hang in there bud. Persistence and determination are the keys to success on deals like this. It is simply two parts of a machine, some way, somehow, you can get them separated!

 

[cbtrek]

Two arbors and more with $100 to start?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261202050311&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1120

 

[cbtrek]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261202050335&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1120

Atlas Milling Machine Vertical Mill Attachment with Extras

 

[Uncle Buck]

Boy I would like me some of that!

 

[robert1352]

Is that a vertical head in the second picture??

 

[Uncle Buck]

Is that a vertical head in the second picture??

So it says, but I have no clue how you would adapt that for an Atlas. :thinking:

 

[robert1352]

Thats what I was thinking Uncle Buck,I know there were vertical heads made for these mills but im not sure how that one would attach to the front of my mill. I think a company named marvin use to make vertical heads for the atlas mill as an after market addon,but I dont think they looked like that.

 

[kd4gij]

Thats what I was thinking Uncle Buck,I know there were vertical heads made for these mills but im not sure how that one would attach to the front of my mill. I think a company named marvin use to make vertical heads for the atlas mill as an after market addon,but I dont think they looked like that.

My gues is the mt taper goes in the spindle the sleave with 2 setscrews goes on the over ram and that is the draw bar end.

 

[robert1352]

If it is a marvin head then its worth a lot more than 100$ thats for sure. From what I have read marvin vertical heads are very rare indeed. Maybe he will post some more pictures of the head so we can get a better look.