Just got a Turnermaster 1550, need parts!

Crutches56

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Greetings! I just picked up a Turnmaster 15x50 lathe. It doesn't have a chuck, which isn't a huge problem, as I can get those fairly easily. But it's missing the top slide. Any advice? I've scoured ebay and used lathe sites.
 

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Here is the carriage with what's missing.
 

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Looks identical to a Colchester or Harrison . Do some investigating . :) Nice looking lathe btw .

 
Looks identical to a Colchester or Harrison . Do some investigating . :) Nice looking lathe btw .

I saw that, yes. I've looked for Clausing, Colchester, and Turnmaster parts. I found 1 in Europe on ebay, but it looks like it's a solid block of rust, and he wanted $600 for it, and it doesn't have the V-slot in it for the tool post. If anyone has one here, I'm interested in buying it if I can't afford what you want.
 
I priced out the lower piece by itself from Clausing. It was $650.
If that rust is not too bad, that may be your best bet.
 
If you have another lathe you could make a solid plinth to replace the compound until you find one. That would get you up and running.
 
If you have another lathe you could make a solid plinth to replace the compound until you find one. That would get you up and running.
Thanks for your comments. I found another one in Australia for $500 delivered. It's way less rusty than the one I posted, but will still need to be cleaned up. It doesn't have the slot in it, just the solid post. But I'll be able to mount a tool holder onto the compound. It should be arriving any day.
 
I was thinking, why would a carriage be missing the cross slide?
Unless it had a crash with the chuck.
 
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