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    — sa a MILLING MACHINE BULLETIN MMB-3 INSTRUCTIONS AND PARTS LIST FOR ATLAS MILLING MACHINE CATALOG NOS. MFC, MIC and MHC ATLAS PRESS COMPANY - KALAMAZOO 13D - MICHIGAN - U.S.A. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MILLING MACHINE INSTRUCTIONS furnished with the Miling Machine ie packed in crate. Be sure everything her been removed bbefors the carton i destroyed Use terotine to remove the rust preventive costing from the machined surfeces fore using the Milling Machine, lubricate thoroughly according {e insruetions in Lubrication Chart, page 6. MOUNTING MOTOR The Atl Milling Machine requires a Yo HP, 1725 RPM motor, praferably a capacitor or repuliin-ndvetion type, (For « Yirinch diameter motor shaft, metor pulley No. 9-426 it required] Mate all wing connections before fastening motor to motor base Motor must rotate counterclockwise when viewed from the end of the Imolor oppaite the shalt — Figura I shows the correct hookup for tithor OV or 220¥ current, Sly pulley on motor shaft zo that emall step it nest to motor tighten pulley set screw. Mount motor on motor bee, place ball around small sop of countershatt pulley and large stap of rater alley, ligne ing moter unl belt i straight and adjusting motor bate unl belt fe tight. Bolk motor in this postion. IMPORTANT: Maintain proper belt tension — belt shuld be jut fight enough to prevent ie slipping Mount the Miling Machine to. a sturdy loval bench. Laval the Miller sing) machinist’ sprit level. To da this, check with lovel on ach and of Miler fable st right anges to table havel; end ale in cantor of fable parallel to table travel. By placing thin motl shims or weathers around rountng bole beneath rillor beta, adjust until level Fg. | Wiking hookup for Atlas mato readings show the} miler table is level. Slight variations may be cor- fected whan tightening mounting belts, Balt miler securely in pasion tightening each bolt a litle at atime, rechechng level reading every few turn. OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS POWER FEED MODEL—ses Figure 2 ‘A. ARBOR SUPPORT ARM LOCKS — The arbor support aim is adjusted and held in postion by means of coordinate locs actuated By handle B. REVERSE TUMBLER LEVER — controls the direction of fable travel, Hes thee index positions ~ forward, neutral, and reverse ©. CHANGEO.MATIC INDEX KNOB — in goers in four diferent poston. Pullout knab and rolate charge bby means of large Inob, located blow index Knob, uni index tnob rope inte poston the change Fig. 2 Alls Power Feed Model Miling Mas CHANGEO.MATIC KNOB [See Fig. 7) — rotates change gears to that anyone of the following four fends ere obteined: 003", 006" 0128" and .025". For further information regarding feeds, see READ. ING THE CHANGE.OMATIC DIAL, gage 3. Always pull out inder Incl before changing feeds ©. UNIVERSAL DRIVE GEAR LOCK NUT — The four table feeds per revolution of spindle are considered enough for most pur Other feeds are obtained by using different gears on the vuriveral drive shalt in place of the standard Sttooth gears. Locsen the lo nut Do make the necessary gear meth adjustment , TABLE FEED HANDLES — used to move table by hend. Always loosen gi lock L before moving table. F, MICROMETER DIAL LOCK SCREWS — ued fo lock the imiecomotor dials at the zero reading. Each division on the lal repres ents one thousandth of an inch travel, Always vemove back lash before etting collar. G. KICK-OUT — automatically disengages the table travel when in power feed by tipping likout ler H. Kickout may be aot af ony petition along the fab H. KICK.OUT LEVER — engages power fo the fable, Power is ‘ransmitted fo the table by lowering the lover. Lever may be dit: engaged at any time. CAUTION: Be sure to disengage lover before fable roaches ie lint of travel, Serioe damege: mays tel tase jammed agains the roe lide J. TABLE LIFT HANDWHEEL — controls the feble slevaton ‘Alwors rloace gil lock loceted on sight side of knee, ond theo tock terewe O before potitoning table, K. TABLE TRANSVERSE HANDWHEEL — controle the forward and backward movement of the fable, Always reloare si lock locoted fon right side of e058 slide ond the two locks A before posinoning teble L._ TABLE GIB LOCKS — be sure to tighten locks on feed not ‘in motion (longitudinal, cots or vere. CAUTION: The fable gb lock located on front of sede, Power Feed Model (MFC), should always point downward to. prevest if striking the bek-out M. BELT TENSION LEVER — shift lever to the right fo tension belt for operation. For belt adjustment, see ADJUSTMENTS, part 2 IN. BACK GEAR LEVER — engages back gears with spindle gears ‘Aller beck gears are engaged be sure to pull out sliding pin which locks the large spindle gear to the spindle pulley. Use the special wrench furithed. When back gears are divenga inthe large spindle ge (©. ARBOR SUPPORT LOCKS — be sure screws are tightened securely when using the cutter arbor for milling operation, vAlway loosen serewe when positioning table 1d be sure aiding pin ie repl AND FEED MODEL—Soe Figure 3 ‘See POWER FEED MODEL for confrls not ited below, P, TABLE STOP — can be set anynhere along the length of the lable fo stop table at any desired point, Set screw provides vernon adiusiment, LEVER FEED MODEL—See Figure 4 See POWER FEED MODEL for controls no fisted below, P. TABLE STOP — can be set anywhors along the length of the fable fo slop foble of any desvod polnt. Set screw providys veriar jute. R. TABLE FEED LEVER — used fo move table for miling oper tions. The crank handle furnished moves table its fll length of feral 5, TABLE LIFT LEVER — controle the table slevation. The crank handia is alzo uted to ral or lower table, Alwayersleate gi lock Ie ‘ight side of knee, and the two lock serews O before pox ioning table T. TABLE STOP COLLARS — lars to ongth of travel di Adjust eal Fig. 2 Atlas Hand Feed Model Milling Machine, Fig. 5 Cross Section of Miller Head The following appli to all mods, 1, SPINDLE ADJUSTMENT —Adjutmont of the, is not but if the spindle spins to0 fe noticeable when the spindle is pushed back and forth imple procedure mil aujut the Gearngs un the mille between thity minutes and an hour to warm up the single (2 temperature rif 50” degrest Fab incr oF the spindle ‘aed ture up to a pai where no pl ‘Aavance this trast nut Yaa turn [og past that point In order to provide th fo tot serows Hh i necenary To remeve of miller ta get atthe adurting allan. This oovasing the 2. BELT TENSION: [) Spindle bel — Two headless att scraws located on the counter= shaft hanger serv to faleup belt slack. Wher adjusting there sorews Ut belt fonsion lover in onsion position and relock rer afer aut {(b) Motor belt—Tonson on, ths belt is deceased or increased by roving Hw motor bate up or down. Ths ic sccomplished by traing the two her nuts located on the slud which: goss trough the upright fon the motor base. After adjestment ir mada lack nats in pect Caution: De net have belt Yoo tight, just enough Tension fo prevent its dpi 3. "TABLE AND CROSS SLIDE:—It is very importent thatthe gibe ib djing screws are ng. any_necostery tment the gl sca shoud aimoy be Toad in place wth he he i ae od deren ude should move wih Sigh a ering cot 1nd ough fisher wil eu TENEEs The Inee git should alo ft snugly at all times, but not to fighty thet the knee cannot be moved without ificly. Always Took set acrows in place after adjustment mad No play should vey be. presen in the Knee sides. Shing between the ‘inet and nee sucker pater aflord necesery feteup adjuttme ‘Tho shine are O10" Thick and made up ef (4) '002" and (2) 00 Ieee Bald eget ih gh ln of ade nd “an wy by feporatedwith's nfo Blade. Bee Fig. & The 001" ade it colored sry Fi 6 SPINDLE SPEED-CHART spacdichart located on ‘ fon the bead of the pie tows all thy speeds svasble andthe ball stp fo obtain TABLE FEED PER REV. OF CUTTER Tale fed isthe diane the taba Have pr oe revision of the cutter ‘The’ fable feed depends mainly upon the number of teeth on the cattor and for tht reston the foud will vary for each cutter. In general. the Table feed should be less forthe same material wher 4 culterwith'afow number of fasth is used than one with: many feat The hardnest and type of material slo ate determining factors fo be conered, READING THE CHANGE-O-MATIC DIAL the Ghonge'Ounate Thre foots re shown ip each'cee ander thy Tle Saud Pep Rev’? AVlr fhe proper able feed as been decided ton sch the Change Ochs seh ihe real approves ttle Fed por Rev. appears Brough the dial widow. Fig. 7 ‘ie two columns, ons showing the F minut. “After the prop speed has Been ae explained under “Cater peed," refer fo the RPM. column and’ choose thy nese) appree inate, RPM. thown. The adjaceet sumber inthe "Faed! column ‘Til show the distance the table mil Naval in inches per minute at thet pertcular spindle speed. By dividing ths Rgure inte the length of ‘he porion to be miles, the Hime required for miling can easly be belermined “The, a total of 20 differant ttl ‘Chonge-O-Matis dial." Do not conse "Table Sith Table aod Per Mina CUTTER SPEED The culter speed is the amount of material the eulter per minute and is asally exprestod in f inthe ceunferential speed par minuto of the oulide of the cutter The tier spasd i determined by the sta (di) of ours, ether factors, such 08: hardness of the ma ow the “Feed Per Rew: RPM. ond the other the feeds por minute on the ed Per Rav. of Cater ‘ype f operation, ete i : . The allowing temple ele will prove practial in most cases fot avtving st the proper caller speed in RPM. {a} Take the stcumference of the cutter to be ued, expressed in inches (Cin = 3.18104 dia] and divide it by 12. Them divide the gua into the recommended culling speed in feet per minute for the Pavliesar material 40 be milled (see chart below]. This wil give the filter «peed in revolutions per mine “Cutter Speed Catter Speed in RPM = tamu of fection prsent in this type of ml hot reduced the ater wil become excess 61" The harder the metera, the slower should be the feed pr min. CUTTING SPEEDS FOR VARIOUS MATERIALS TT TTT SS PEED SEL MATERIAL FEET PER MINUTE a a8 Mallable Iron 35395 7598 = 090 = to70 5055 re 200.800 200-350 Bons, Tt] 15.98 "Appron Binal hardaew number in rll Bs SELECTION OF CUTTER and sie of calter to ute depends enlrely upon the shape e. be. milled, Some operctions would require web ling (fig. 8) others, end. milling, ach st eutting slot (hg. 25) dovetaiing (Rg. 11 and 12], in which cate a dovelll cutter used ne vary important thing should be kept in minds When tsecling @ cutter the tit should be the smalestpermisable fo perform tha oper Sion. The latger the cutter the more power i ales to dove fh MILLING OPERATIONS |. PLAIN MILLING OR COMMON, SLAB OR SURFACE MILL. ING: For his type of milling op plain miling cuter i uted A plain lin shiner srtacet paalel to ih ute the al cu the touth doesnot contact the ame time but taher the cu Eenmases a ape corer and ede provteds serous the workin « shosting ite {Stion, thereby resulting in much smoother ating action” (See fg.) ‘Arator pe of ear which fll under the plain milling cutter clouiicaton i snatal ling se Fig. 6 — SLABaING This cater uied for the following operation: sling ang slotting cating ral Loywaye (ig, 10). and cue operations, 207 SIDE MILLING:—ln sd miling, the aids of the cutter cut at wall as the face. Therefore, the cutter is simile fn design fo the: pl mil eter ice forthe adel tethon the de, Thi sat it wed for such operations ay slotting. grooving, euling loyrays, ete Isee"g. 2, S searing, caltng Side milling cutters placed on an arbor with a spacer fo regulate the distance be fvoon thom permits two sider of the: work fo be operated on at the same fine ane Inown ae "sradale miling’ [See fig.) a combination of side and plain mi cuttes are-ared on the arbor ot tae fim, ths Is called "gong ming”. 3. TSLOTTING=—In this exis » Tal! gutter tp sed. Tho sight Sat it lod Set ith Side il Cet and than the “lt cutter is vied f0 complete he job De not confuse 9 Talat cutter «heyy cuter, The two ifr i hs roped I Flot cutter has cutting tooth on the sides az wall atthe face while the tepway culter has footh only onthe fae. 4. CUTTING KEYWAYS:—Woedrafl keyways are cut wth » key: ‘The cuter it brought down into the work to the desved depth of pends upon the te cf the ejay Bring the wor ry. 30 jus {suchas the cuter, Tighten ero de the micrometer del on Hl By watching this ial az the cut can be determined Te'cul s beyway slong the enti length of « shell, a sds il i vied. the Eeywey is not very deep, a sling saw may be ured (Vite pre {t(O) ~ 41 \ sont | Saw [tna Fig. 10 Since » siting sow ha no exiting edger on the ides much friction "set Up. betrean the sider of the cutter and the work There Cuulion should be exorcued to prevent the cutter fom "butting u {fee Fa. 10) “Ancther way to cut keywaye it by using on end mil: (Seo fg. 10.) ‘An end mill cuter hes cating sdger on the end az wall as on the aeen"In many caver an end mill cutter hat fo. bo used because it it oF perminible Yo use. ailing saw ue To the shape of the work For Geomple © shaft with Ive diferent diameters but only the smaller fone Ta fe be koywayed. The cutter would cul partly info the larger Bometer potion of the work a it epproached the ond of the cul. 5, DOVETAIL CUTTING:—For dovetsi- ing it fe nacestay fo ute an angular ctr (Sela. 1h) There are single and double angular euers. The single angle type, lite te one used for dovealing, has one cute fing foceincined at an ange fo the ais of rotation of the. cutter, A double. ongled ‘pe hes fwo surfaces af am angle to the ait SF rotation and are uvualy used for fling fps reamers and similar work where it Inport thet two. surfaces operated. on Fine tame tine are finished equally well, When cutting 1 sng a SUitin Fig. |IDOYETAILING, {ide mill to the proper width. Finish the Job with the overall Firat cut the one side. Then, without moving the work forwar ‘depending upon which side wa york Devetal Cates, [Y tami A | son Usieg an [B 1b BORING:—For boring, © spec ber with an inserted cutting bit is ured [See fg. IA of the work can be bored close fo the head of the mille, the use of 4 short Thank arbor is permissible (see i 13]; otherwise the arbor shouldbe of such 1 length 0 that the arbor support braclat can be used to support the other end 7. DRILLING - LAYOUT: — By using © 1 apindle and 9 enter iil, work can be azzurately pre paved for diiling. (Soa fg. 15.) chuck mounted on the il &. GEAR GUTTING:—For gear cutting ‘peretions (we fig. 16), formed gear cut fert are used. The shape of the cutlor teeth, af course, depend upon the pitch of the festh which are going to be cut. The Index contort attachment is recommended far this ell operation, See catalog Fig. 16 Gear CUTTING HOLDING THE WORK In. many cases the work can be clamped directly to the milling machine tobe, Since pieces fo be riled are of such varour snes and apes no defile insruclions cam be sven as fo noun Bip ond much de Pondr vpon the Ingenuity” of the er along his i Table-< the tebe ectate — the sy. oF round lock te nae he able, The grooves ara parallel fo the line ofthe longitudinal travel Fig. 17 hows e setup for milling w keyway ino. theft with {inand mi, The that e clamped down by means of clamp bers rsh. ing on the wort and. spacer Blocks under” the theron And faslaned to the table by Iheant of tee-bolt, VERY IMPORTANT: The spacer blak should always Bo Bier at possitle away from the tae belt co thet tts ance will be grestor than the iance between the work and i, Alto the clamp pla Fig. (2 riled fist and without changing the rottion of the cutter, oll the Gh tide By fading fe ett egiet the cater in the epponte retion Fig, 12-BORING mas be leva nih ow fable, Ties, Hi tte, the lamp bsit wil pil of fo one fdeand may ruin the tebe Fig si Square stock may slo be clamped in the V slots ‘rather type of mounting for round stocks shown in Fig, 184i tha cues square fo be tiled ih an end millon the ond of stitary ‘ves block is used and ‘ot of right angles fo the 0 that the tee babs go 2 Gx, 1ock. SS, ae | 4 Eee 3 lo ee 6.93 | i ae WASHER, sols |i] cease pw a0-16) BUSHING ! a met viet oth, com 0 (aan ise Sth Nl gus Ee ont N, , 4 gun “201 hear SENS CHART th" * 3a" GROOV PIN Se ~, ‘a'teoo) sock hitteee sosine™ Iasi we wis sce Gene SHAFT Mla eit. yas gas rey | SUSHING M621: me M6818 eat oll 2a 9 ) me tL pea

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