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Atlas horizontal mill belt guards

 

Good morning. I’ve recently purchased an Atlas MF, lm now on the hunt for the 2 belt guards. Please contact me at ballucanb7@...

Thanks
 

Hi William
I purchased a Rockwell / Ammco shaper years ago that was missing many pieces. An other owner stated that he had searched for twenty years to find replacement belt guards. I decided that I was not going to wait that long and built the belt guards myself as well as the drive system and a few other parts. I managed to find a second shaper for a freind and copied the part I required to complete my shaper. The replacement parts are made of steel bent, welded, machined , ground and filled with body filler to resemble the original cast iron parts.
 

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There are belt guards on ebay right now. they pop up regularly. keep looking and if you miss out on the current set, soon there will be others.?

Or make your own, if you have sheet metal skills.?

Best Regards,
Andrei

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Claude Gamache <cpgamache@...>
Sent: Thursday, February 29, 2024 11:51 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Atlas horizontal mill belt guards
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Hi William
I purchased a Rockwell / Ammco shaper years ago that was missing many pieces. An other owner stated that he had searched for twenty years to find replacement belt guards. I decided that I was not going to wait that long and built the belt guards myself as well as the drive system and a few other parts. I managed to find a second shaper for a freind and copied the part I required to complete my shaper. The replacement parts are made of steel bent, welded, machined , ground and filled with body filler to resemble the original cast iron parts.
 

Beautiful work. I think I've seen it before, and that's how I'm planning on doing the stuff I'll be needing for my machines. After I learn to weld! ;) I've stuck pieces of metal together, before. What they call "farm welding." I need to develop more skill. Seems to me the local VoTech has a basic welding class. Once I can get to my tools, I plan on taking that class. Worked well for me taking the machining class, after all!

Bill in OKC

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On Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 10:51:42 AM CST, Claude Gamache <cpgamache@...> wrote:


Hi William
I purchased a Rockwell / Ammco shaper years ago that was missing many pieces. An other owner stated that he had searched for twenty years to find replacement belt guards. I decided that I was not going to wait that long and built the belt guards myself as well as the drive system and a few other parts. I managed to find a second shaper for a freind and copied the part I required to complete my shaper. The replacement parts are made of steel bent, welded, machined , ground and filled with body filler to resemble the original cast iron parts.
 

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Nice job on those belt guards Claude . I think the belt guards are usually the first parts on a machine to disappear , they get taken off to replace or adjust the belt & slowly move closer to the Bermuda Triangle .

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On 2/29/24 8:51 AM, Claude Gamache wrote:

Hi William
I purchased a Rockwell / Ammco shaper years ago that was missing many pieces. An other owner stated that he had searched for twenty years to find replacement belt guards. I decided that I was not going to wait that long and built the belt guards myself as well as the drive system and a few other parts. I managed to find a second shaper for a freind and copied the part I required to complete my shaper. The replacement parts are made of steel bent, welded, machined , ground and filled with body filler to resemble the original cast iron parts.
 

They are available on ePay...if you've got time to leave your Super Yacht (They run $350-450)
Here's what I got from a ??
(Sadly...? Bell Plastics Co makes Atlas Guards that look like the original...but not for Ammco.)

Hope this helps!
Paul DeLisle
Salado, TX


On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 1:39?PM mike allen <animal@...> wrote:

Nice job on those belt guards Claude . I think the belt guards are usually the first parts on a machine to disappear , they get taken off to replace or adjust the belt & slowly move closer to the Bermuda Triangle .

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On 2/29/24 8:51 AM, Claude Gamache wrote:
Hi William
I purchased a Rockwell / Ammco shaper years ago that was missing many pieces. An other owner stated that he had searched for twenty years to find replacement belt guards. I decided that I was not going to wait that long and built the belt guards myself as well as the drive system and a few other parts. I managed to find a second shaper for a freind and copied the part I required to complete my shaper. The replacement parts are made of steel bent, welded, machined , ground and filled with body filler to resemble the original cast iron parts.
 

Hi Bill
Thanks for the compliments. When you take the welding coarse try a wire feed welder with shielding gas. My first welder was an AC stick welder and I managed ok but once I tried the wire feed it became much easier and the welds turned out much better. I use .035 wire for most of the welds on thinner steel I am using .025 wire and if i have trouble with burning holes I will place one of those old copper soldering irons under the weld to cool it and prevent the molten metal from falling out before it cools. I will use a flap wheel on my grinder to smooth out the welds when it needs to look like a casting instead of a ?welded metal project.

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