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Looks like a later one which is probably a good thing. Third gen maybe. Dave
i think so... it definitely has the best matrix clutch on itLooks like a later one which is probably a good thing. Third gen maybe. Dave
Clausing did a great job of selling these Colchester lathes to schools. You see them in old videos and pictures.I was told the clutch and variator were working fine. The company that had it barely used it. I regret not asking them how long they had it. I will be doing so shortly.
Same here in canada. School machines are nice. This one seems goodClausing did a great job of selling these Colchester lathes to schools. You see them in old videos and pictures.
Mine came from a local community College.
In my opinion, a lathe that was in this environment benefited from light use. Heck, schools are open what, 180 days a year??
They most likely will suffer from chuck jaw marks on the compound
I know it would depend on the schools instructors and maintenance staff, I would assume these machines had pretty good maintenance.
Very little wear in my 50+ year old machine.
Thanks, I'll definitely let you know if I need any.I think there were two versions of the Matrix clutch used. I have a few parts for the 2.5 size so it will be interesting to see what model you have. There were two types of wet plates used on lathes that I've seen. The Smart Brown used smooth copper plates and you could feather the clutch somewhat. Colchester ( at least some of the time ) used a rough finish cross hatched plate that grabbed quickly. I have a few of the rough plates if you find those are what you have- providing the size is correct. Ebay-UK is a place to watch for parts. Matrix still sells some clutch parts but as you can guess, very expensive.
Dave
In the items that came with the lathe I have a colchester collet chuck, but it is missing a part or I just didn't see it.
@schor who is now inactive posted this photo of a chuck similar to the one I got.... that (former?) member is only a few miles from me... I wonder what happened to the chuck and collets?
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i'm pretty sure that mine is a Burnerd Multisize collet chuck with D1-3 mount. It takes EC collets. I'm missing the cap that draws the chuck closed. I hope I find that within the stuff, but I dont recall seeing it.
In case I dont see it, I hope someone can provide me with the information I need to make my own