Mounting the Milling Attachment Atlas lathe 286 tubalcain

[@ablelock]

I really enjoy you being in detail that probably comes from teaching in high school for the years that you did that. But good instructors help to turn out good machinist and I really appreciate what you do.

[@frankbonetti2780]

Since I have a craftsman 101.7 …I appreciate all the information because upgrading this unit thank you

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@keithbee4856]

I just purchased an Atlas 10" and thanks to you and your dedication to the craft, I was able and confident enough to do all of the necessary cleaning and adjustments. I have even become quite proficient at swapping out the change gears. You are correct the Atlas lathe is a great machine. I know I have said it in many other comments but I'm going to say it again. Thank you very much for the time you spend creating these videos and sharing your knowledge.

[@mrpete222]

I think you will like that lathe. Glad to have helped

[@johnstrange6799]

In regards to indicating, I enjoy the mention of one's own ingenuity coming into play. Awareness of there being many ways to skin the same cat is a golden opportunity to see and think of things from different angles and perspectives. A mindset in and of itself which seems highly conducive to machining as a whole.

[@georgemosley6790]

Thank you for showing several different ways to skin the cat. I love your videos.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@theseldomseenkid6251]

Every video I learn something new. Thanks, Mr. Pete.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@LANless]

Thank you so much - I really appreciate the look at different methods of squaring and angling the attachment, very helpful!

[@markhelms2287]

Thanks for the video and please never apologize for including the details!

[@Daledavispratt]

Bounty IS the "quicker picker upper"! Thanks for another great video, Mr. Pete. I hope you have a wonderful Independence Day!

[@lodhiautos9761]

Thank you mrpete222 for your nice video describing each step in detail for dealing with the milling attachment. All the best.

[@mrpete222]

I’m glad you like the video

[@lodhiautos9761]

Welcome Sir. You are a valuable asset for the community.

[@erikclausen4780]

Great video ! and action Mr. Pete.

[@Tryin2FlyII]

Such a GREAT video just like all your other videos!! I learned a lot and not just for setting up the milling attachment Two thumbs up mrpete!!!!

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

When you show someone how to do something you can never have too much detail. Keep on keeping on.

[@pamricgdt]

Very informative. Goes great with coffee on a beautiful Independence Day morning!

[@brosselot1]

thanks Mr Pete. I just aquired a milling attachment for my Atlas QC42. it is in pretty good shape will need to fix the hand wheel. I will be milling a new tnut for a new tool post. thanks again. great information.

[@markhoffman5436]

Great video, I also like the "devil in the details " ! Have greatly enjoyed and learned a lot from them , also inspired me to purchase my south bend 10" Keep those videos coming!

[@crossthreadaeroindustries8554]

Very good video. I am working on getting the milling attachment for my Atlas and this showed quite a bit about how to make it work for me.

[@SorenVemmelund]

When I grow up, I wanna be like Mr. Pete!

[@davidwillard7334]

WHAT !!??? DERANGED !!! ??

[@Askjerry]

12:46 - I like the way you did that... good Idea. I will remember that for mine. (I have that exact lathe and exact milling attachment..)

[@davidwillard7334]

AND !!??

[@Askjerry]

@@davidwillard7334 And I appreciate the tip as it was useful to to me because I have the same equipment.

[@davidwillard7334]

@@Askjerry IT !! SEEEMS !! LIKE !! IT !! NEEDS !! TO !! PUT !! STRAIGHT !! INTO !! THE !! METAL !! SHREADDER !!!

[@Askjerry]

@@davidwillard7334 Actually it works quite well. Even though I have both a small mill and a larger CNC Mill, it is still useful for some jobs. People are even making their own: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKO3m6FrrJJ7jq8 But I can understand how some people cannot appreciate a tool that has been in service 50+ years.

[@davidwillard7334]

@@Askjerry FEED !! THE !! METAL !! SHREADDER !!! NOW !!!!

[@lazystart]

In the shop I work in, spending too much time setting up for an operation or chasing a mechanical fix too far down the rabbit hole is referred to as "making it a life long project" or "going to the science fair." I really like how you stopped and said "or to the degree of accuracy that is needed"

[@lazystart]

and if you really want to make a point, come up and ask, "do you want me to get you a stool and a bucket so you can milk this out longer"

[@SteveninTune]

Do you make airplane parts ?

[@ericcorse]

Thanks Mr. Pete very useful video.

[@kevinwillis9126]

interesting as always... Thanks for sharing sir.....

[@benbaker2893]

Mr. PETE IS AWSOME

[@jrmitchellj]

I am curious that you didn't rotate the spindle 180degrees to be sure that the faceplate is square. I have had faceplates that were not true, and needed a facing pass to true them up. Thank you again for your great videos! Ray

[@danermer2955]

If you were looking for greatest accuracy, would you be better off using a collet holder instead of a 3-jaw chuck with a spindle square to tram the mill attachment? You've mentioned in many videos that 3-jaw chucks may not hold the work on the same degree of accuracy as a 4-jaw or collet. From those videos, a true piece of stock, like drill rod, shows some variation on rotation when measuring perpendicular to the axis of rotation (i.e. it's eccentric). Is the work piece's axis of rotation parallel to that of the spindle, even though it's eccentric? I would think so, unless the jaws are damaged / belled. Theoretical question, since I don't own a mill attachment, just weird engineer-brain thinking about possibilities.... Have a good one!

[@drewledbetter526]

Thank you very much.

[@4SafetyTraining]

Just more to keep in the old head....Thanks

[@joedellaquila9766]

Ive got the Vise part of that Palmgren milling attachment. I always wondered waht t was for as the bottom has a dovetail cut into it.

[@Patroand]

I saw many of these broken because users dont remove the pins and force up to brake the bottom of the tool. It's a good thing that you show how to remove those pins. Regards.

[@clutch5sp989]

At 12:14 trying to size the amount by hairs....blonde or red ?

[@mrpete222]

You may laugh,. But in front of my class when I was teaching micrometers and precision, I would pluck a black hair from a student and a blonde hair from a student. And measure them in front of the class and there was a difference

[@DFWKen]

I need to put a milling attachment like this on my SouthBend 14 x 40. (I sold my Bridgeport for $$ and also to free up a lot of room in my smallish home workshop). So when milling, do you use the cross slide to move the workpiece into the milling cutter or clamp the cross slide and use the vertical adjustment of the attachment, only. It appears that the cross slide wouldn't have enough travel to be effective.

[@mrpete222]

I use both the cross slide and the vertical adjustment. Neither one has much travel. And the attachmentis really only useful on the small work pieces. There are no set rules. Do whatever is necessary

[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing.

[@davidrogers1410]

hey teach, could one bring the tail stock up against the back of the attachment to help in making it a bit more ridged? of course as you feed in you would need to use the tail stock quell as well.

[@flugschulerfluglehrer]

Hi David! The moment you move your work piece from left to right any center in the tail stock would sieze up. But you could mount a flat stock in the back of the milling attachment and build some adaptor fot the tailstock, so that you would have a second flat stock pushing against the first one. I think this could result in much better rigidity. Anyway, I like the idea, David.

[@davidwillard7334]

THAT !! ATLAS !! LATHE !! LOOKS !! EXTREMELY !! READY !!! AND !! WAITNG !! TO !! BE !! PUT !! INTO !! THE !! METAL !!! SHREADDER !!! STRAIGHT !! AWAY !!!!

[@phooesnax]

Hi Mr Pete, Have you ever put one of these on a South Bend Light 10A? Would they fit or need to be altered?

[@phooesnax]

My bad...I jumped the gun....you answered in the video.

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Great work ,no you don't talk for to long big fan of yours

[@jwills8606]

Interestingly, last summer I purchased a 12" Craftsman lathe from an older guy who was retiring from a career as a "professional handyman." It is so tight that it looks like it was never used. Came with a milling attachment, which for the life of me I couldn't figure out what it was for. Quick-change gearbox "slider shaft" was galled a little and handles wouldn't slide. Thanks to your videos, I had the confidence to take it apart and apply some fine emery cloth - violà! Perfect! Now to find some tools and measuring devices - and a Bridgeport! Lots to do .... I know your time is limited, but if possible, can you say what software you use for editing your videos? I'm a Mac guy and partial to Final Cut. Thanks for everything. I'll subscribe to your Craftsman Atlas videos.

[@mrpete222]

Nice find on the machine. Our use power director for editing

[@georgespangler1517]

Hi pete,,, have a 12 x 36 atlas do you know where I can get a milling attachment for it ??

[@jlawlar]

great job

[@johnbaker1039]

Left me wondering why you wouldn't square it to the faceplate using the indicator?

[@joetri1970]

Mr Pete I know you can be a perfectionist most the time witch there is nothing bad about that but I'm curious just how bad a half of line on the protractor would hurt most projects?

[@MERCKXWOOD]

It obviously depends on what you're machining.

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

Half a line might not look like much as far as the protractor goes, but didn't you see just how far away that one side of the parallel was from the face plate? Quite a lot more than just a little bit! Also, as Mr. Pete's demonstrated, the milling attachments for lathes are somewhat sloppy by their nature so accuracy at the start becomes even more important in an attempt to compensate.

[@geraldcarter4958]

Pop

[@justinwoodlee1062]

Hey mr Pete I got a atlas craftsman lathe that bought and restored but I have no idea on how to adjust the spindle. I got two different manuals on it but what it says is not working. It doesn't have regular roller bearings it has the friction brass bushings. Any help you may provide would be greatly appreciated.

[@Tenacious21]

How would you feel if you were one if Tubalcain's studends who blew off his classes all the time, only to find his videos decades later when you're looking for some information :)

[@awhs1964]

After you indicated the parallel to the cross slide, was the cross slide's graduated scale sitting on zero? Tom

[@mrpete222]

Sorry, that's a long time ago I don't remember

[@FretsNirvana]

Another good one Mr. Pete. I have a question on acquiring a milling attachment for those of us on limited budgets and space. It seems the investment for a milling attachment with collets etc. could end up costing as much as a used Asian/chinese milling machine. Do you have an opinion on which would be a better way to go?

[@mrpete222]

Definitely get the table top mill. Far better than the attachment

[@FretsNirvana]

TY!

[@georgespangler1517]

Hey Pete looking for a milling attachment for 12 x 36,,, do you have one to sell?

[@mrpete222]

No

[@georgespangler1517]

@@mrpete222 one word pete,,,lol,,, thanks

[@georgespangler1517]

Mine has aloris type post

[@rubenclark8017]

What if the pins are brass?

[@73superglide62]

nice one

[@terrycannon570]

Excelent

[@mrpete222]

Thank you

[@dizzolve]

these attachments are crazy expensive on fleabay. Too bad they're not more affordable. You can just about buy a real mill for the price or 2 or 3 of these attachments

[@mrpete222]

That's so true, and I don't know why

[@MaturePatriot]

Don't like the looks of how the Palmgren fits.

[@davidwillard7334]

ITS !! ALL !! UP !! THE !! SPOUT !!!

[@georgespangler1517]

Mine atlas