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That's some nice work. But now you are obligated to make some T nuts 
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Atlas Milling machine
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Nice resto! Looks great
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Here's my thread on making an arbor for my MFC:
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And here is making a new eccentric handle for the back gear:
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Alternatively, you can buy a shop made arbor for around $250 on eBay. 3D printed eccentric handles are available on eBay for about $40.
The gear box is more difficult. Used ones are expensive. You might be able to repair yours or fabricate your own. It will be a project. Operating the x-axis by hand is not optimum. The surface finish will suffer and your hand will get very tired.
Material for horizontal mill arbor
I'm thinking of making my own 1" diameter arbor for my horizontal milling machine. This involves cutting stock to length, threading one end, and turning a few diameters. I want to start with precision ground rod with good straightness. Would this material be suitable? If not, what would you...
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And here is making a new eccentric handle for the back gear:
Back Gear Eccentric Handle for MFC Mill
Just finished a new back gear eccentric handle for my Atlas MFC mill. I made it following Atlas drawing MI-251B from the downloads section. It is made from a 3" x 2.5" x 1" piece of 2024T4 aluminum - not optimum, but what I had on hand. The work was time consuming but straightforward. I...
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Alternatively, you can buy a shop made arbor for around $250 on eBay. 3D printed eccentric handles are available on eBay for about $40.
The gear box is more difficult. Used ones are expensive. You might be able to repair yours or fabricate your own. It will be a project. Operating the x-axis by hand is not optimum. The surface finish will suffer and your hand will get very tired.
Another question about the milling machine. I’m missing one of the Gits oiler caps for the spindle. I ordered and received the new ones from Flywheel supply. The new oiler caps came with felts. The cap that is still in the spindle doesn’t have a felt. Did they have felts in them when they were made? Or did only certain machines, ie the 618 lathe spindle use them?