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DaveH:

I rescued this about 7/8 years ago.

I was told these were bought for the Aircraft industry here in the late 50’s early 60’s.

New technology came along and they were just left for many years. Much later employees were allowed to take one.

The guy I got it from, got it from a friend of a friend – so didn’t know much about it.

It was in a bit of a sorry state all rusty –no pulleys or main shaft and one of the largest (and heaviest) single phase motor I had ever seen.

A bit of TLC and now I have a great piece of kit.






Had to mod it a little
The gear box was off a broken 6x4 band saw. The motor is off the same only bought new.






I use it for cutting plate –steel and aluminium.
One of these machines you don’t use every day, but real handy to have.
Anyone know anything about them, just from an interest point of view.

DaveH

DennisWA:
Dave....Nice restoration  :thumbup:

I can't help with the history of these bandsaws. The Atlas brand is well known.

Cheers

Dennis

dickda1:
Atlas produced a ton of light machine tools during the second world war - in particular, lathes and horizontal mills that were used for one-off operations.  Quite a few have survived to this day.  I used to own a few.  Sears and Montgomery Ward department stores in the States used to market them up till the 1960's

Some of the bandsaws were used to cut steel plate for ships using friction cutting.

Think they were produced as Halifax and Acorntools in the UK later on.

Had a lot of zinc castings, but are study tools with lots of spare parts available.

-Dick

75Plus:
Hi Dave,  I think you will find this site useful.

http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgIndex/detail.aspx?id=51&tab=3

Joe

DaveH:
Hi Joe,

Thanks very much Joe, just what I was hoping for :clap:

A lot of useful and nice things on there. :)

Thanks
DaveH

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