On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:12:34 -0500, Ignoramus5355
wrote:

Followup to my earlier question to the newsgroup about lathe rust etc

Stopped by the seller today.

That Clausing Colchester lathe that I was asking about, I think looks
worse on photos:

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Clausing-Lathe/

than it is actually is. The thin layer of rust looks especially bad
due to presence of dried gunk and woodworking dust. There is a lot of
dust and gunk on the ways and they are not actually rusted. But the
sides are.

The father of the owner is a woodworker, who uses his Bridgeport mill
to machine wood. Hence the wood dust. No ****.

I have not been able to ascertain how worn the lathe is. It may be
worn or it may not be worn. Haven't a clue.

The gears and stuff, look OK.

It is either 13x36, or 13x40.

Its a 13x36, with a spindle nose big enough for 5c collets, though you
need the insert to hold the collets, and a handwheel and drawtube or
lever actuated collet closer. I made up a handwheel and long draw
tube.

There is a ****load of tooling, extra chuck, dogs, and so on included
with it. All with some rust, though, but after 2 hours of wirebrushing
most rust on the tooling will be gone. The machine itself will be
harder.

Spray it down with PBlaster..and go damned easy with that wire brush.
Use a brass one after the Blaster has had a chance to soak in.

It is a geared lathe, not varidrive. It seemed to turn when the belt
was pulled and engaged the clutch.

Yes, it IS a gear head. And it will cut a chip that will make your
eyes bug out.

It looks exactly like pictures he

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25121

The best matching picture from http://www.lathes.co.uk is this:

http://www.lathes.co.uk/colchester/page2.html

the picture is this one

http://www.lathes.co.uk/colchester/img0.gif

I believe that it pictures a lathe that is identical to mine. Could
not find any difference.

There is enough electrics in the back to make me suspect that the
motor may be 2 speed.

It is. that lever with the red knob is the forward/reverse,. the
smaller lever is high/low range.

The price was $425.

you SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The motor looks very big, maybe 3 or 5 HP. I hope that it is 3 HP as I
have a 3.7 kW VFD that could run it.

Its 3hp.

Anyway, I paid with check and I will pick up in perhaps 2-3 weeks. The
sellers looked nice enough that I trusted them with the money, and I
took some parts of the lathe with me.

Meanwhile I will clear out my garage and make a platform on casters
to move it around. (those heavy duty casters from the Bridgeport
bed). Their garage is also godawfully messy and casters are a must to
maneuver it.


Iggy..this lathe NEEDS to be mounted flat on the floor. Its NOT a
portable. Sorry..if you need a portable, buy a Unimat.

It WILL twist. trust me on this.
I have a question for now.

What is the weight of it?


About 1600 lbs

Check the hatch under the center of the lathe, the face plates were
normally stored in there


gunner

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