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Next on the list, motor and drive. I have a 1725 RPM 1/3 HP motor that came with the machine that I am going to work with. I have to...

Lets pile on one more project! The box for this little guy has been staring at me from under the mill for almost 2 years now (i bought...

A little more progress. One of the things missing from this machine is the rear guard for the Ram. At first I thought possibly it...

Nice fix on the oil cups. Those are something I need to add to my Prema and get rid of the zerks. I had no idea they were so cheap...

A little more progress. Repaired the Z Axis lock. Made up oil cup sleeves. If this didn't pan out I was going to try adding solder to...

I tried contacting Kay Fisher a month ago but never heard back. Thanks for the link. TonyK. Grimsby Ontario Canada.

Here is what I wrote on First Mill post: I purchased an on sale BusyBee 4" Kurt style vise for a drill press vise. It was too big and...

At this point of the restoration I made a template for the base before it was bolted to the body of the shaper. I am coming to a...

Thank you. That now puts it all in perspective, I know now what I need to get to build it. The exploded drawing makes sense. TonyK...

you need to search better, lots of examples :-) plus Atlas manunals are available on https://vintagemachinery.org

Thanks, the exploded is good, but I cannot figure out a left or right side view to see the placement and how it is all laid out. TonyK...

Does anyone have an Atlas 7b? If so could you post some shots of the belt drive for me. In 2012 without looking too much at the...

What is wrong with this picture? Answer, I installed the RAM backwards and had to take the drive arm apart again to reverse it. TonyK...

Mark looking at the name plate 1625 RPM expresses a lot of slip from a 4 poll motor. The Lower RPM rating is for 50HZ. North America...

I am going to use the 1/3 HP motor that has been supplied with the shaper for now. I wanted this machine for making internal keyways as...