"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:34:53 -0500, "Mike Henry"
wrote:
Clausing will sell you a manual for $25:
http://www.clausing-industrial.com/service-std.htm
Call with a credit card and the mill S/N and you should have the manual
in a
few days. Ask for a spare parts price list too (free, I think). They
don'y
have many parts but do have some.
Credit card? What's that?
Well, you could always call to get the price and mail them a check or MO.
It's about 50 pages long and well worth the cost, IMHO. BTW, I have two
of
these (actually an 8540 and an 8550). I'd rather sell the 2nd one
(nearly)
complete, but let me know if you need any parts.
Ill unload it from the trailer in the morning and power it up. I was
told it was in perfect running order. I noticed its a bit hard
cranking the knee DOWN, but it was cutting brass before they surplused
it, so Id bet the gib is full of tiny brass chips. Ill pull the gib
and clean it out and see what happens.
The Clausing manual reccomends SAE 20 oil at almost all the lube points -
the exceptions a
1) Fill the gear box at the rear of the column with SAE 140 Hypoid Extreme
Pressure oil until it runs out of the upper pipe plug hole
2) With the motor running and the vari-speed system set to low speed, fill
the oiler on the hydraulic cylinder with Shell Tellus 27
3) Lube the gears on the table feed gear box (you'll have to remove the
cover) twice a year with No. 1 consistency grease
You should also check out the hydraulic system, especially the sliding
pulleys. These are similar to the same type units on Clausing 5900-series
lathes and there is probably a bushing or sleeve on the hub between the
pulley halves that needs periodic replacement to avoid totally destroying
the pulley assembly. The assembly runs $1500 to replace from Clausing and
the bushing is only $20-25. You might be able to fabricate a replacement
from Delrin - I'm not sure but it looks like the spare for my 5900 from
Clausing is made of Delrin.
Mike
Gunner
"Gunner" wrote in message
.. .
As I mentioned some time back, I managed to score a Clausing 8540
Horizontal mill from a shop in return for some labor..labor they were
not willing to pay cash for. Stripping down a number of old Bechler
screw machines into their component parts before the carcasses were
sent
to scrap..
Ive got the beasty sitting in my trailer about 5 feet from me as I
typeG and its rather a beauty. My original goal when I first started
collecting Stuff, was to wind up with a shop full of decent machines,
by
fixing and repairing, swapping upwards as my skill level and knowledge
grew. Ive got a long ways to go on my skill and knowledge, but the
hardware is coming along nicely. I no longer have to guess how much
..005
on the dial really is, after the cut is made, because the machines are
no longer clapped out pieces of ****e. Well..some are..but Im still
working on the upgrades G
Anyone have a manual for this machine? I reckon I can figure it out,
but
would like any documentation, with lube procedures, and types of lubes,
etc etc etc...the normal stuff a guy likes to have around for each
machine.
This is identical to my new mill
http://www.arcadianclock.com/workshop/clausing/
Btw.. I now have a Vernon Horizontal available for sale, with arbor and
perhaps a few cutters, for $400 OBO, and of course, the Rockwell
Horizontal, kit mill, that only needs to be put back together at $400
Gunner
"If I'm going to reach out to the the Democrats then I need a third
hand.There's no way I'm letting go of my wallet or my gun while they're
around."
"Democrat. In the dictionary it's right after demobilize and right
before demode` (out of fashion).
-Buddy Jordan 2001
"Anyone who cannot cope with firearms is not fully human. At best he
is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe and not
make messes in the house."
With appologies to RAH..