BORING AND FACING HEAD

I have just aquired this 40INT boring and facing head,

There are no names or markings on it, does anyone recognise the maker of it ?

It came in what looks like the original fitted wooden box, does anyone recognise the printed logo on the box lid ?

Thanks,

Richard.

Edited By RICHARD GREEN 2 on 19/04/2017 12:07:03

Looks like LAT on the box. A better pic of the lower lettering would help. Then try 'goggle' search and images?

Unfortunately the lower lettering is partly covered by silver spray paint, and I didn't want to clean it too much and loose the lettering.

Richard.

Possibly SOBAH - a lot of early SOBA stuff was spelled that way.

Neil

I've just done these couple of adjustments whilst watching 'Prime Minister's Questions' ... so no promises, but they might help someone see through the haze.

MichaelG.

Could it be anything to do with this, I just googled it by the way.

https://www.mapal.com/nc/en/standard-products/product-groups/actuating-tools/facing-heads/

There was another that had been listed on ebay described as LAT SOPAM

http://www.ebay.pl/itm/Tete-a-aleser-LAT-SOPAM-en-SA-40-SA40-Ausdrehkopf-Boring-head-Milling-machine-/390667295934

Is it just me or is there a large letter "U" behind the LAT

Phil

EUREKA !!

**LINK**

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Porte-cle-LAT-Sopam-Ile-de-France-plastique-/181657296336

MichaelG.

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... and they haven't even voted yet

Does anyone speak French ?

I was watching that one on Ebay too

There's a user manual in French here.

Also various threads about it on the French-language "Usinage" forum e.g. here.

Edited By Bikepete on 19/04/2017 14:12:58

SOPAM Home Page.

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UK Partner. According to the SOPAM web-site.

Bonne Chance

Phil

Richard G, what is your problem? I may be able to help, but no guarantees. Would Google Translate help you out?
BobH (SW France).

Hello BobH,

I dont really have a problem, I was just trying to identify the boring head, It looks identical to the AR18,

I would really like a parts list for it , possibly a supplier of parts in UK ( I think a small part of the auto cut off is missing )

And a manual of some kind would be nice, ( in English )...............Anything really.

Thanks,

Richard.

Edited By RICHARD GREEN 2 on 19/04/2017 16:40:19

Very similar to a "Wolly" (Wohlhaupter - german)

Ive rebuilt the Sopam boring and facing head, made and replaced the missing part of the auto cut off mechanism,

Also I had to make a replacement spindle and ratchet assembly, as the original ratchet had a couple of teeth missing,

All works OK now.

Sopam say they havn't made this boring head for 20 years, and have no information on it,

Also their UK " agent " has no knowledge of it.

Richard.

The threaded shaft with the ratchet wheel in the picture is the original part, you can see one of the broken ratchet teeth.

Richard.

You might be able to do something with that missing tooth with a dab of bronze and some careful filing. Or is that the bit you made the replacement for? Either way, the boring facing head looks like a good solid bit of kit.

Edited By Hopper on 08/06/2017 10:56:07

Hello Hopper,

Yes , thats the part I replaced , I made the new one from silver steel,

I suppose the old one could be repaired and kept in stock ,..........................just in case I need it another day.

Richard.

Hi, I realise this is an old thread but with very little information floating around on the web i thought i'd give it a try.

I have recently acquired a boring head like above, which is in nice condition. Bought it as it looked heavy, well made and the dial looked clear, despite no obvious markings etc.

After receiving it I discovered extra mechanisms inside which prompted me to do some research and turns out it was once an automatic head...to my delight. Mine was never advertised as auto, as it has undergone a modification to the top and has had the collars removed and blanked off to turn it into a basic boring head.

Most of the complex mechanism is still there, ratchet etc, I am just wondering if anybody had any diagrams or pictures of the internals of the top part to see if I can make something to bring back its functionality.

I will try and upload pictures in due course.

Many thanks, Andrew

Here are some pictures of the boring head