Atlas 1020 Drill Press Restoration

[TOBARApprentice]

I used to manage a Corporate Flight Department and brought “experts” in all the time to speak and provide training. There is no problem with CBSA if you make it clear that he is an expert and essentially in his case, the top of his field. Hell, we even brought Steven Hawking in once, no problem. So lads let’s stop kicking the idea around and get this going. I’m in. Where is everyone located? I can look into a venue. I’m in Ancaster, (Hamilton Ontario) and could look into using a high school machine shop or maybe Mohawk College’s machine shop. The Dean there is awesome. I had been talking to him about tutoring me and he was onside, perhaps he might be able to help us out. Thoughts?


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[PeterT]

Maybe we should create a separate'expression of interest' type post, but at our last meetup at Modern Tool (Calgary) some of us were chatting informally. Dabbler had some knowledge of a scraping expert. Another member (very sorry forgot your name, but I remember you are a race car enthusiast) had a connection to SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology). So maybe some raw ingredients of an instructor & a venue to hold a workshop? Maybe in the off-season months when school was out & machine shop facilities were not otherwise not being used? Lots of 'ifs' here - how much, how long, how many attendees (because its bound to be out of town for someone). Anyway, other than 'interest' in the black art of scraping & machine reconditioning, that's about all I can contribute.

 

[Dabbler]

My scraping guy wants to retire. My friend is still gently talking to him about coming, but it doesn't look good.

 

[Kelly McLaughlin]

Very Nice work Earl! you're a man after my own heart. refurbished old machines are waaaayyyy better than new ones! and there's always stories to go with them : )

 

[Janger]

I used to manage a Corporate Flight Department and brought “experts” in all the time to speak and provide training. There is no problem with CBSA if you make it clear that he is an expert and essentially in his case, the top of his field. Hell, we even brought Steven Hawking in once, no problem. So lads let’s stop kicking the idea around and get this going. I’m in. Where is everyone located? I can look into a venue. I’m in Ancaster, (Hamilton Ontario) and could look into using a high school machine shop or maybe Mohawk College’s machine shop. The Dean there is awesome. I had been talking to him about tutoring me and he was onside, perhaps he might be able to help us out. Thoughts?


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Most of us are in Alberta, and Calgary. ... unfortunately ...

 

[Dabbler]

So I earlier said he wanted to retire... I got it crossed wired - he's coming out of retirement. Please see the post on the scraping guy from minnesota... I'll keeep thing up to the minute there!

 

[Earl Wong]

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 was able to provide me a copy of the original mechanical drawing for the sleeve and I was able to reproduce it in Fusion 360. I recently purchased a 3D printer and plan on printing this part. if anyone needs one send me a message

 

[Earl Wong]

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

 

[PeterT]

That's a beautiful looking restoration Earl. It looks like the original part may have been injected molded?
I've heard 3D printing nylon is a bit fussier but people must be figuring it out.

 

[jcdammeyer]

That's a beautiful looking restoration Earl. It looks like the original part may have been injected molded?
I've heard 3D printing nylon is a bit fussier but people must be figuring it out.

I agree. But I was expecting at least one racing stripe on the paint job...

 

[ducdon]

I know, I know ... a drill press isn't the sexiest thing in a shop, but I just love mine. I saved it from being tossed in the garbage, it had missing parts, looked ugly and sounded like it had rocks in it. After a complete
teardown, replacing all the bearings and making some new parts, its the most impressive machine in my garage. It is deathly quiet, and has only .0015 runout with the quill extended. My wife couldn't even tell it was running when I used it for the first time, she thought I was messing with her.
The table looked as if they were using it as an anvil, and obviously didn't know what the hole in the center of the table was used for. I filled the holes with a metal compound then had the table surface machined.
I had to fabricate some missing lock handles, and fabricated a replica of the available for the time, accessory stand. I finished it by putting on a Rohm keyless chuck. This is my baby. Best of all... it was free!

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Nice work.

 

[Art M]

Just disc this thread. Awesome restoration Eric. I too had to epoxy the arc of shame on my old buffalo 18 when I resurrected it

 

[Dabbler]

Dabbler had some knowledge of a scraping expert.

My expert, Dennis, won't cross the border into Canada. so he's out. And I wouldn't go to a Richard King seminar if *he* paid *me*.

 

[DPittman]

And I wouldn't go to a Richard King seminar if *he* paid *me*.

Why's that?

 

[Dabbler]

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