Subject: OPINION - Clausing 10 inch lathe

From: [email-masked] (Jim Hanrahan)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 15:57:41 GMT

I am looking at buying a Clausing gear head lathe, model 1030 (10 inch swing, 
30 inch between centers). Speed range is 40 to 2240 rpm, cam lock spindle, 
taper attachment, inch and metric threading capability (manuall switch a gear 
between the spindle and quick change). The only tooling is a 3 jaw chuck and a 
dog driver plate for the cam lock spindle. On a scale of poor, fair, good, 
very good, excellent; I would rate it very good.

Any opinions on what it is worth? Comments on this model lathe in general?

Thanks in advance.

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  Jim Hanrahan, PE, CP-IA         Naval Surface Warfare Center
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From: [email-masked] (Fitch R. Williams)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 05:55:49 GMT

It sounds like a nice lathe.  Nice rpm range.  Taper
attachment can be handy on those rare occasions  when you
need one.  I know nothing about them specifically.  I do
have two questions out of curiosity if you or someone else
happens to know the answers - how much does it weigh?  is it
a bench lathe or one that stands on the floor on cast iron
pedestals?

Thanks
Fitch

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From: [email-masked] (Edward Haas)
Date: 12 Dec 1996 10:48:25 -0800

--IMO it's one of the finest lathes you could sink your claws 
into. I had one for a dozen years and only sold it when it was keep it 
and starve or sell it and eat. Felt like a samurai hocking my swords when 
I sold it. :-(
-- 
	"Steamboat Ed" Haas	:	Duravi, ergo	
	COMING EVENTUALLY	:	Impavidus Sum
	http://www.west.net/~steamer  	
		---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---

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From: [email-masked] (Paul Amaranth)
Date: 12 Dec 1996 13:54:53 -0500

Hi Jim

I'm certainly no expert, but I'll throw out what I've heard for discussion.

I believe Clausing made lathes for a while and then switched to putting
their names on imported lates.  For a while, they imported Colchester
lathes from England.  I would buy one of these in a heartbeat if I could
afford it.

I recently saw a couple of Colchesters of approximately that size and
maybe older vintage with a bunch of tooling, no taper, for $2500
(dirty) and $5000 (clean).  Both were in very good shape.  Those are
dealer prices.  If I had  been in the market for a small lathe, I would
have grabbed the $2500 one.

Inch/metric?  I'm not up on my model numbers, but it might be a later
70s model and worth a little more.

Anyone else know the pedigree?
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