INSTRUCTIONS AND PARTS
NOS. 8520 & 8525
CLAUSING VERTICAL
MILLING MACHINES
DIVISION, ATLAS PRESS COMPANY
KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN 49001
NOVEMBER 1966 FILE NO. 8520.9
Motor pulley, switeh, wrench,
crank, feed laver, hondiheel ond
mounting screws ore packed in the
The milling machine cabinet is
shipped in a separate carton. Be
sure to remove the shelf thot's
packed with the cabinet before
container is destroyed,
MOTOR RECOMMENDATION
AW or MHP, 1725 RPM moter,
preferably o copeciter or repule
sion ~ induetion type, is required
te operate the mill
8520 1 Pinte in USA,INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
CABINET INSTALLATION
1. Mount the cabine! on @ concrete or wall-braced wood
Aoor capable of withstanding the load.
2. Fasten latch Rendle 10 cabinet door with mounting
screws furnished,
3. Mark location of mounting holes on Roor and drill
holes large enough 0 receive expontion bolts or set
sues or bolts in melted leod, Use lag screws or bolts to
fasten cabinet to ¢ wood flger, OO NOT tighten bolts
securely until miller ig mounted end leveled
MILLING MACHINE INSTALLATION
1. Place the miller on the
cabinet, positioning it over
the holes, ond fasten se:
curely with the four mount
ing Bolts furnished — to pre
vent cnipping the point ct seca vast |
the mounting holes, be sure phy
a ute the fubber bushings
15 shown et right
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2. The miller should be level and the cobine! bolted +0
the floor 10 prevent vibration ond to assure cccurata
performance, Remove rust pratactive coating ‘rom table.
Check level readings on toble — level recdings should
be identicel. Compensate vatiations by plecing shims
under the cabinet feet. Now tighten the four cabinet
mountings serews end place shelf in the cabinet,
3. Position the head by loosening the two tilt lock
serews on turret and place head right angles to the
table by lining up the degree witness merk on the
overaim with zere degrees on tilt gouge ~ see Figure 7.
To position accurately, place e piece of graund bor
stack in the spindle and with a dial indicator mounred
on the table, diol indicate side af ber while raising
cond lowering the table.
4, Remove rust protective coating from machined sur+
faces with kerosene.
MOUNTING MOTOR (See Figure 1)
1 Slide twosstep_ motor
pulley on molar shaft
Sith dma tes towerd sae | bemssccgenf
moter. Bo net tighten Se
puley lock screw
Be festen motor to mo-
tor bore wih bolts and
Nober bushings fore
tlshed. To eliminate trons
fer of vibration from me:
t9r to miling machine be
fore te vse bushings
thown in Figure at ight, De nol Nighten bots securely at
imay be necesiary fo shift the moter for proper alt
alignment. Ground ‘motor to eliminate sari electricity
3. Looeen icler pulley lack knob, Ploce spindle elt in
the bottom steps of the spincle ond idle oulloys
2: Ploce moter belt over the idler pulley end motor
pulley end aciust motor pulley on motor, <¥ postion the
Froter, unl pulleys ore i nw end bel i sveight, then
{lghren metor pulley set screw and motor mounting ‘bale
5: locren ialer pulley lock kno and slice auley for
ward to tension the motor bel — belt snouis best
Tight enough to preves! slipping, Tighten idler pully lock
8, Asiuet tension om spindle belt By loosening’ motor
Base lock knob an side of moter bave end aide motor
Sete Bock until belt insight —deit thovid be jot Hight
trough fo preven! slipping, Tighten lock knob,
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WIRING SWITCH AND MOTOR
Mount switch to left side of column with serews fur
ished — see illustration en poge J. Switch can be
used with either single or phase current ~ see wiring
instructions in meter wising diagram Figure 2. For
other make motors follow diagram supplied with moter.
Wire so that when switch lever is moved to the forward
position, spindle will turn clockwise for right hand
cutters ~ when moved to the reverse position, spindle
will rotete counterclackwise for left hend cutters,
2. Motor wising diagram for single or Jephase bookeup.CONTROLS (See Figure 3)
1. TABLE ELEVATING SCREW — The elevating
Screw taises and lowert table — ure crank furnished
Make sure the twa knee locks on left side of knee (See
Figure d) are loore before positioning table,
2. TABLE TRANSVERSE HANDLE — controls the
forward and backward moverrent ef the fable, Always
Feleese the gio lock located on right ride of erate slide
before positioning table.
3. TABLE FEED HANDLES — on ecch end of the | aouustasie
lable contol the longitudinel movement of the fable, | TASLESTO® 3
Always looren lack on {rent of cross side before mov
ing t2ble. [See Figure 3)
4, MICROMETER DIALS — all ore craducted in
001”. The small knurled knob in front of the. iale
lock dials the zero reading, Always remove back
lesh betore seting dial
5. ADJUSTABLE TABLE STOPS — two table feed
Slops— one on each end of table, slop the fable a!
ony desired pasion. Stop block it on front of crass
wge
6. MILLER HEAD CONTROLS — [See figures 8, 7 ond 8)
FEED DAL
3. Mille table controle
— SPINDLE LOCK — located on left side of heod locks the spindle quill in postion —
tre wrench furnished,
HEAD CASTING — is split ond hos mo screws thet hove been set to provide on
fccurate fr between head and quil, This seiting should not be disturbed unless play
‘develops between quill ond head. To eliminate play, adjust the two screws on each
side of lock bolt until ell play hor been removed, Move quill vp and down in head
yo make sure i fides Wealy with no slay de nat have edjustment too, ght
DEPTH STOP — vied to stop cutters, boring tool, or drils at ony desired depth. To
fet, loosen the knurled depth gauge lock knob, Iuin micrometer aejusting cial unl the
idgicoter on lower part of sezew it ot desired veading, Micrometer del it groduated In
001" for accurate settings, Tighten lock knab aller desired seting hes been obloined,
— FAST FEED AND RETURN LEVER — used for fas! feeding and quick posiiening of
Guill Moun's on the rear pinian shaft, To operate, loosen quill lock and push in feed
Binion shaft 40 pinion gear methes with quill see Figure 6,
— SENSITIVE FEED HANDWHEEL — use for extra fine feeding in boring ond driling
eperations, Hand-wheel mounts on front feed shail, To operate, loosen quil lock ond
pull out the fast feed lever shaft, disengaging pinion gear from quill see Figure 7.
SPINDLE BRAKE LEVER — holds spindle for convenient changing of tools end 10
4. Loosen the two knee locks
betore ralung or towering tate
Aviekly stop the spindle, Te opercl, shi lever ether forward or backward Fy] or anon
7._TURRET SWIVEL LOCKS — loosen the two swivel lock bolts on each side ofthe turret fa tine
ie swing miler had to any poston ight or left ofthe colonm —~ see Figure 8. Tighten bolt PR teat,
‘ofter correct setting is obtained. Jj snare
8, HEAD TILT LOCKS - loosen the two lock belts on top.of turret te tilt head, or to
slide head forward or bockward — see Figure dr Hace tits 96° 1
Shown on turret lt gouge
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Posh In pinion shalt when
7. Miller hood controls,
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3, Wead tilted for angulor work
8520 3LUBRICATION
AUBRICATE MILLER BEFORE OPERATING
SPINDLE-QUILL BEARINGS, IDLER PULLEY BEAR-
ING AND TABLE FEED SCREW BEARINGS —
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further lubrication,
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KEEP THE MILLING MACHINE CLEAN
Oil, diet and chips can easily damage carefully
fited bearing surfaces and feed screws, Wipe the
table, table ways, knee ways, everarm, spindle and
quill with @ clean cily rag at frequent intervals
Use o brush to claan the feed screws.
SPINDLE SPEEDS
Spindle speeds in R.P.M, ate listed on chart attached to
fight side of column, Chart indicates the positions of the
‘motor ond spindle belts to obtain the speeds listed. To
change spindle «peed, looten the motor bate lock knob,
slide motor base forward to release spindle belt tension,
then shift spindle bel to step desired, Loosen idler pulley
knob and slide idler pulley back to release belt tension
fond shift motor Belt to step desired. Reset idler pulley
fo tighten motor belt — pulley
lock knob, Slide motor base back to tighten the spindle
belt — lock in place with motor base lock handle.
ck in place with i
MOUNTING CUTTERS
Split holding collets with 4-16 thredds to
bar ere recommended for helding end mil
in the spindle.
the etaw
‘and drill
To mount holding collets or adapters with %”-16
threads in the spindle, frst insert the collet, then with
draw ber wrench, turn draw bar into the colle. Insert
cutter in collet and continue turning draw bar until cutter
Is held securely
To remove cutter,
wite.
ply turn draw bor counterclock:
To remove collet, continue turning draw ber until
releases the colle.
Drils, cutters, end cutter adapters with tange are not
recommended — they moy slip in spindle toper ond
damage the toper.
To remove draw bar, take out set screws in coller of
top of draw bar and remove collar, Pull out drow bor
from top of spindle, When replacing caller, make sure
lock screws sect in the spindle «plines
ORDERING
IMPORTANT: The following information
must be furnished on all repair part
orders —
1 — Quantity Required
2.-— PART NUMBER and NAME of Part
3— Model and Serial Number
CLAUSING DIV., ATLAS PRESS CO.
INFORMATION
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