There are about a bzillion different collet types. And I'm not familiar with a Clausing 13x36. What type collets do you have, and what is the spindle nose taper in your lathe?
What is the model number of your lathe? My Clausing 5914 has a 4 1/2 Morse taper in the head spindle.5-c collets, no taper.
What is the model number of your lathe? My Clausing 5914 has a 4 1/2 Morse taper in the head spindle.
Jack
you need the nose piece it sounds like. Is your drawbar a hand screw on type or is there a lever attached? A couple photos would be helpful. I at one time owned a 5hp early 1980s Clausing 13", it had a L taper mount and I had a Royal collet closer for it. Royal was the main closer company back then and probably had a stock model for just about every Clausing made.
michael