Background

Clausing / Colchester: many of the Clausing / Colchester lathes were identical to the ordinary English Colchester machines and convert as follows:
13-inch Clausing = Colchester Student/Master
15-inch Clausing = Colchester Triumph
17-inch Clausing = Colchester Mascot and later Mascot 1600
21-inch Clausing = Colchester Mastiff 1400
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Clausing 8028 Lathe Manual

Clausing 8028 13-inch Vari-speed lathe: Instruction and Maintenance Manual and Illustrated Parts Manual as Exploded Component Diagrams. This lathe was sold in the UK as the Colchester Student 3100.

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
Clausing 6535 Lathe Manual

Clausing lathes 6535, 6576, 6577, 6536, 6537, 6536. This lathe was sold in the UK as the Triumph Mk.1 and "Mk. 1.5" with Standard and safety aprons. A complete 175-page data pack covering all models from the late 1930s on either separate cast-iron plinths or on the later (early 1950s) full cabinet stand. Instruction and Maintenance Manual and with Exploded Component Parts Pictures.

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
Clausing 8030, 8031, 8032, 8033 Lathe Manual (Colchester Triumph 2000)

Clausing 8030, 8031, 8032, 8033 Lathe Manual (sold in the UK as the Triumph 2000). Full 110-page Comprehensive Instruction & Maintenance Manual & Illustrated Parts Manual as Exploded Diagrams with 17 Electrical Schematics. This version includes both early and late models with different clutch types, apron modifications, etc.

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
Clausing "Mammoth" (Colchester Mascot Mk.1) Models 6582, 6542, 6594, 6583, 6554, 6543 Lathe Manual

Clausing Colchester 17-inch Lathe "Mammoth" Models 6582, 6542, 6594, 6583, 6554, 6543 Lathe - from the 1950s with a round-top headstock. Instruction and Maintenance Manual and Illustrated Spare Parts Manual. These lathes were sold in the UK as the Mk.1Colchester "Mascot".

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
Fortis & Broadway (Clausing 100) Lathes Manual

Fortis (a re-badged Clausing) 100 Series and 4800 Series "12-inch" (6-inch centre height) Lathes. Three Instruction and an Illustrated Parts Manual (with detailed Cross Sectional Drawings and exploded illustrations) that cover all variants of these early lathes from the 100 Model of 1938 to the renamed machine (Series 4800) of 1952 - and to the last versions made in 1964.

  • Operators Manual
  • Parts Manual
  • Catalog