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Finally the last piece of the puzzle, 3D printed a new driver sleeve from PLA, works great but will invest in a printer capable of printing nylon. The original parts were made from nylon and is much better suited for the application

For those of you who have been asking... If your 15 inch Atlas drill press is slipping between the pulley and quill, it is probably caused from a cracked plastic splined driver sleeve between the pulley shaft and quill. It basically acts as the "fuse" to protect anything from damage. Clausing...

Sorry Rodolfo, did not make a drawing, just took the dimensions from the original part

Yes, I have not modified anything with the gearing. So far had zero issues with reliability

I can list some pro's and cons based on my experience. Pro's - Great learning machine, very capable to perform most operations. Large work envelope compared to the other mills Busy Bee offers. I've ganged three 4" tool vises on my bed. (do not use a 6 inch milling vise, you will lose too much Y...

Wow time flies!, still here Peter, my home machine shop has been growing organically, and since covid its been really taking off with short run orders and repairs. Heres where i’m at with the mill.I added a 3 axis dro replacing the stacked igaging dro, best decision ever! I have all the parts I...

There is a special release agent supplied by them that I sprayed onto my granite surface plate. The cast has to be completely oil free, they also supplied a cleaner that extracts oils

Thanks tom. The right side of the Ram slideway had significant galling, I repaired it by milling it out and using Diamant Moglice to fill in the milled pocket. (pic 1) The other significant wear was on the crank arm block, I milled the internal surface of the crank arm and made a new block. (pic...

Collet set has been mailed out now. Just wanted to pay something forward to the forum. I 've gained a lot of information and insight from this site.

Ha peter, I just wanted a grey color that was pleasing to me , tried 2 different products, chose Rustoleum Machinery Grey, 3 coats on a primer. Of course everything was cleaned down to bare cast iron.