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Hello,
I found this Clausing 6303 for sale this week. It's a 12x24" step pulley lathe with a 1hp single phase motor. It has a threaded spindle (2 1/4-8?). It comes with a rocker tool post, 3 jaw, 4 jaw and a drill chuck. The seller is asking $1000. It looks fairly clean but there are a couple issues I can see.
1. I don't see a thread dial.
2. Someone ground the rear inner way near the head stock. See the third picture. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think this will be a problem.
3. The cross slide screw has about .030" backlash. I haven't had a lathe in a few years but this doesn't seem that bad to me. Can it be adjusted?
This lathe is replacing a 12x36" belt drive import lathe that I sold a few years ago. Am I correct in thinking that it will be a higher quality machine?
Thanks again for your help,
Chris
I found this Clausing 6303 for sale this week. It's a 12x24" step pulley lathe with a 1hp single phase motor. It has a threaded spindle (2 1/4-8?). It comes with a rocker tool post, 3 jaw, 4 jaw and a drill chuck. The seller is asking $1000. It looks fairly clean but there are a couple issues I can see.
1. I don't see a thread dial.
2. Someone ground the rear inner way near the head stock. See the third picture. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think this will be a problem.
3. The cross slide screw has about .030" backlash. I haven't had a lathe in a few years but this doesn't seem that bad to me. Can it be adjusted?
This lathe is replacing a 12x36" belt drive import lathe that I sold a few years ago. Am I correct in thinking that it will be a higher quality machine?
Thanks again for your help,
Chris
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