I have a 1966 Clausing 8520 that I bought a couple years ago and a 1936 South Bend Workshop Model C workshop lathe.
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I became a member here back in 2014 but life happened and my plans were put on the back burner. I now have a small shop and am starting the learning process of machining. I have always wanted to learn machining and now that I am retired I figure I better get at it!
My 8520 came with a 4" Palmgren tilt vice with swivel base. It is a beast. It is 4" wide 4 1/2 " tall and 12" long. It has a few tool bit bites on the top of the jaws and the ways. I am thinking it is a bit large for the size of this mill.
Does anybody with an 8520 have any recommendations for a mill vice or do I just use this one?
I am also looking for a rotary table with dividing plates and a tail stock. Any ideas there?
I have some of the Clausing documentation that I found on the web but what I really would like is a rebuild manual. Does anything like that exist? I have replaced the idler bearings on the drive unit (pretty simple). But I think the fine down feed needs some work as the quill seems to stop moving at times. Also, I need to remove the table and clean and lube the gears.
Any assistance or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Norm
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I became a member here back in 2014 but life happened and my plans were put on the back burner. I now have a small shop and am starting the learning process of machining. I have always wanted to learn machining and now that I am retired I figure I better get at it!
My 8520 came with a 4" Palmgren tilt vice with swivel base. It is a beast. It is 4" wide 4 1/2 " tall and 12" long. It has a few tool bit bites on the top of the jaws and the ways. I am thinking it is a bit large for the size of this mill.
Does anybody with an 8520 have any recommendations for a mill vice or do I just use this one?
I am also looking for a rotary table with dividing plates and a tail stock. Any ideas there?
I have some of the Clausing documentation that I found on the web but what I really would like is a rebuild manual. Does anything like that exist? I have replaced the idler bearings on the drive unit (pretty simple). But I think the fine down feed needs some work as the quill seems to stop moving at times. Also, I need to remove the table and clean and lube the gears.
Any assistance or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Norm