Another way to look at it is:
You paid 600 for the lathe.
Would you have paid 1800?
Probably not.

Would you have paid 771.42 for it?
Probably.

So the gearbox for 200 is lookin pretty good right now.
Plus, you can be comfortable it will be "as advertised"
as it's being offered by a regular poster.


"Chip" in Columbus.
Clausing lathe owner


"Darron R. Birgenheier" wrote in message
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Based on the parts list from April 1 1998, it is not stocked, or
at least was not at that time.

Thanks for all the responses. I have contacted a few dealers, and am
awaiting
responses.

I may end up trying to repair the broken off end, though I don't have
the parts that are missing. Problem is, I need a lathe to make the
missing knob parts, and this, my only lathe, won't feed without the
missing parts. I suppose I can feed manually to make the part, and hope
for
the best.

I called Clausing, and they do have the lever. They call the cast-iron
lever the "tumbler bracket", part number 041-253. The price is $171.42.
The "tumbler knob assembly" is part # 4900-25. I didn't get the price
on that. It's nice that they still support these old machines, but
ouch. I paid $600 for the whole lathe, in good shape, with some
tooling. The vari-speed drive is even in great condition.

The worst part is, I have seen the exact part I need on eBay, at least
once. But I was too distracted to actually place a winning bid.

Darron