Can you identify this fitting?

Is that the top of the spindle?What make of machine is it?

It's the bottom of the spindle on an Elliott mill.

Looks a bit like an Autolock chuck body (is there a pointed 'centre' at the bottom of the hole? If so it almost certainly is an Auolock), but the fitting to the spindle looks unusual.

HTH

Tim

It's an Elliott TR1 turret mill and that is the bottom of the spindle.

back to the original question...

Is this what you are looking for:-

Mark Rand RTFM

This is a view straight up the barrel, the diameter of the internal screwthread is about 27mm.

Have you got a picture of the whole head?

Tom

Looks like a bit of collet chuck up the spout. Does it have a drawbar fitted ? If so have you tried slackening it off a few threads and giving it a big whack.

If none fitted try stuffing a long drift down and whacking that.

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Autolock.

What it's fitted to looks a bit unusual, though. It looks to be screwed on to an external thread, but there's probably a taper involved somewhere.

My O2 Omnimil has a head which obviously came from the same stable, but it has a bog standard 30 int taper.

What's the handwheel next to the spindle? Has it got back gearing (ie two sets of speeds)?

Tim

The handwheel is a fine feed! No back gearing just a five speed belt drive. Can't find a drawbar either.

I seem to remember seeing another Elliott mill with a "built in" collet chuck instead of a normal taper. Can't remember where.

Charles