Picked this up last week.
Clausing 5904. Mostly surface rust, ways look to be in great shape. No actual chuck, just some weird disc that I suppose may be some kind of collet holder. No drawbar with it, so I have no idea.
Serial number is 505738, which I believe means it was produced around 1966.
I took a bit of a risk, since I wasn't able to run it (seller didn't have 3 phase). Was said to have been running fine when it was removed from the machine shop that it spent most of its life in.
I was planning on pulling the variable speed assembly from the machine, but after cleaning it up, it actually looks to be in good shape. The plastic bushings were replaced with bronze, for example, and the green coating looks to be intact. I do have a Teco vfd on the way, but I'm going to try and keep the variable speed if possible.
I'm giving it a quick repaint using Benjamin Moore Super Spec in platinum gray. Not the original color, but I'm not going all out refinishing the thing. I hope to put it to good use shortly.
Oh, and I paid $500. Seemed like a pretty good deal!
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Clausing 5904. Mostly surface rust, ways look to be in great shape. No actual chuck, just some weird disc that I suppose may be some kind of collet holder. No drawbar with it, so I have no idea.
Serial number is 505738, which I believe means it was produced around 1966.
I took a bit of a risk, since I wasn't able to run it (seller didn't have 3 phase). Was said to have been running fine when it was removed from the machine shop that it spent most of its life in.
I was planning on pulling the variable speed assembly from the machine, but after cleaning it up, it actually looks to be in good shape. The plastic bushings were replaced with bronze, for example, and the green coating looks to be intact. I do have a Teco vfd on the way, but I'm going to try and keep the variable speed if possible.
I'm giving it a quick repaint using Benjamin Moore Super Spec in platinum gray. Not the original color, but I'm not going all out refinishing the thing. I hope to put it to good use shortly.
Oh, and I paid $500. Seemed like a pretty good deal!
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