I am restoring an old Atlas MF mill but I am missing some parts, I can find replicas of the parts I need in the interweb but wanted to check if anyone here can make one.
I have the original designs and STL files as well.
I found replicas of both: $250 for the arbor (with spacers and nut), $60 for the driver.
I don’t need them right now but probably would want to have them in the next 2-3 months
I know it feels like a lot, but that’s almost surely cheaper than having them made. Any manual job shop will be $100-$200/hr (depending on where you are located). That shaft would be a 2-4 hour job and the nut a 1-2 hour job (depending on how experienced your machinist is), plus the cost of material. CNC shop will be similar rates, and run both in a half hour, but you’ll have 3-5 hours of programming and setup cost. Your best bet would be go to any local manual job shop that’s been there a while if there are any in your area, and ask for a cash rate. Sometimes you’ll catch a machinist who will do a job under the table for $50/hr cash. Maybe that person is on here! This is my experience working in the industry since 2006. Good luck!
Yes, you are right, I was actually hoping to find someone that maybe knows a spindle that is close enough that can be bought and machined to fit without doing it from scratch.
Hi @Matt, I’m new here and just purchased an Atlas MFC mill. Searching through the forum and found this thread. I’m curious what kind of vice you have on your MF mill? I’m searching for something suitable that will fit the table on this thing. Cheers
Hi, I don’t have a vice yet, I just built a stand for it and gave it a very basic cleaning but other than that, my Atlas is still unused, I guess it will be a winter project.
It takes a small vice, very small, the previous owner made an adapter to use a different vice than the one it came with (that I don’t have) my plan was to make a custom fixture to hold my tubes that bolts on the table.
From the top picture, can you tell what the dimensions are? I ended up with a bunch of Cat 40 and oddball long arbors that look like the top image. If I have anything that would work, you can have them for cost of shipping. they are all rough but if they are usable, I’m happy to donate them!
I sent you a message with the original designs from Atlas - all measurements are there, those old school drawings are so cool I am thinking of printing them and have them hang in my garage.
If you have anything compatible, it would make my 2024!
