On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:13:24 +0000 (UTC), Christopher Tidy
wrote:

Gunner Asch wrote:
On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:28:05 +0100, (Nick Müller)
wrote:


Hi,

I do have an offer of a "Colchester 1500". Haven't seen it yet. They ask
EUR 3900 EUR (about USD 4600).
Max lenght is 1000mm, weight about 900kg (1800 pounds). And it comes
with CNC and accessories. But the CNC is probably just a DRO. The
description might be misleading. The weight says me, that it's not a
toy.

I can't find any picture of that thing or any information (looked at
lathes.co.uk).
At colchester.co.uk I also can't find such thing. Only one that might be
it is a "student 2500". Maybe the "1500" is an older version?

Is that thing worth looking at for that price, is that thing worth
anything at all, has anyone information?
Sure I have to look at it by myself and decide by myself.

TIA
Nick


Is it this one? (top of the page)..Clausing/Colchester 1501

http://home.lightspeed.net/~gunner/myshop

Nice shop, Gunner. Very nice. Wish I had a shop like that! Who was it
who said Gunner only spent his time talking about politics? :-)

Chris

Thats pretty dated. Ill fix it up in a couple weeks, maybe during the
Christmas break. Its generally pretty slow for me..so maybe Ill have
some time.

I just came in from outside, Ive been welding a table for the Segorney
double headed sensitive drill press, and putting new bushings in the
Clausing carraige. When I tipped it over a year ago, moving it, it
bent the shaft that the carraige handwheel runs, so I just got done
making a new shaft, with the 2 woodruff keyways, the various cross
holes and the 1/2x20 thread on the end that holds the handwheel
on.After I put it together, I didnt like how sloppy the old bronze
bushings were, so punched em out, and made new ones. Now when I spin
the hand wheel, the carraige slides a foot or two on its own, and
there isnt much backlash anymore. Shrug..fun project. Sunday, Ive got
to design and weld (tig) up an "entertainment center" for my RV down
in LA, to hold my ham receiver, the HP scanner above it, the police
scanner, and various note pads, pens and whatnot. Im trying to
maximize the use of my very limited space in the RV. Plus I need to
weld up a couple aluminum levers that broke off the Clausing when I
tipped it over. I generally get more done in the winter time, because
while I can dress warm in the winter, when its 110 out in the
shop..you can only take so many clothes off. And high sulpher oil
coolant splashing in my pubic hair gives me a rash. So I cant machine
nude. Plus the neibhbors tend to point and giggle insanely.

The lady ones anyways. I wonder why they all call me Stubby?

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner