Clausing Colchester 13" x 36" Toolroom Lathe - $2,250 (hayward / castro valley, CA)

The push-pull sliders on the saddle allow you to easily and instantly change direction on the cross feed or the saddle.
It's a very nice feature.
 
so, at their best, these are described as noisy heads, so listening isn't going to help.
How would an idjit determine the condition of those precious bearings? Single-syllables preferred, grunts optional.
 
guero_gordo said:
so, at their best, these are described as noisy heads, so listening isn't going to help.
How would an idjit determine the condition of those precious bearings? Single-syllables preferred, grunts optional.
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The first thing you do is measure the TIR.
I was concerned about mine. I thought they may have run dry.
I measured .0006" on a Clausing Colchester as a reference.
Some speeds are pretty quiet, some you can hear those spur gears singing.
 
Quite a bit of misinformation here....its the early type roundhead (1962/3) ,the slots are for sliding or surfacing cuts....lever is put into whichever slot you want........Having said all that ,machine is overpriced X2 or more IMHO...assuming the works are OK ...which is by no means a foregone conclusion......Threading is always suspect until proved otherwise.
 
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