Background

Many Colchester manuals are listed below. However, pre-1946 there were no proper technical publications for Colchester lathes - but we can offer an interesting set of early Catalogues (listed below).


Colchester Student Manual Auf Deutsch

Colchester Student Lathe Mk.1 Instruction and Maintenance Manual and Exploded Component Parts List. German Edition. The quality of this manual is not to our usual high standards; however, it is readable.

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
Colchester Student, Master and Dominion Lathes Mk 1 and "Mk. 1½" Data Pack Instruction, Maintenance & Parts Manual

Colchester Student, Master and Dominion Lathes Mk 1 and "Mk. 1½" (and other versions, by Clausing the 13 x 24 and 13 x 36 etc) a complete Data Pack. This manual covers: the round-headstock model but with either a "sliding-lever" on the apron that lifts into either one of two slots to engage the power feeds - or with a single, centrally-mounted round control lever.

Colchester TORNADO 200 Manual

Colchester TORNADO 200 Very large, Dedicated Operation, Programming, General Maintenance, Accessories and Parts Manual with numerous Electrical Schematics.

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
  • Technical Drawings
  • Other
Colchester Triumph 2000 Lathe Multi-language Manual (also for Clausing & Liberty models)

Colchester Triumph 2000 Mk. 1 and Mk. 2. (also for the Liberty 1340, Muller ET Pesant MPS180 and Clausing 15-inch Lathe Models 8030, 8031, 8032, 8033). Full 110-page Comprehensive Instruction & Maintenance Manual & Illustrated Parts Manual as Exploded Diagrams with 17 Electrical Schematics. Text supplements in: Finnish, French, German and Swedish.

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
  • Electrical Diagrams
Colchester Triumph Lathes - Manual for early models with rounded headstock: a full data pack

Colchester Triumph (and "Dominion") 7.5-inch centre height (Model 15-inch) lathes - early models with "rounded" headstock Mk.1, "Mk.1.5 with safety apron) and the Mk.2 (also sold, in the USA, where it was called the "15-inch" and often with the Clausing brand name with the Model numbers: 6535, 6576, 6577, 6536 and 6537).

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
  • Electrical Diagrams
  • Catalog
Colchester-Clausing "11inch" Manual

Colchester-Clausing 11 (sold in the UK as the Bantam "MK. 2" 800, 1600 and 2000. Full 95-page Instruction and Maintenance Manual and Illustrated Parts Manual as exploded diagrams and Electrical Diagrams.. Includes complete translation of the text into French and German - and copies of the useful Specification, Sales and Specification and Accessories Brochures for each model.

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
  • Electrical Diagrams
  • Catalog
Harrison 10AA Mk. 1 (Chipmaster) Lathe Manual

Harrison Lathe AA Mk. 1 ( "Round" styling and identical to the Colchester Chipmaster) A comprehensive Data Pack with early and late editions of the Instruction and Maintenance Manual and both Parts Manuals as exploded component diagrams. Covers all models with Imperial or Metric gearboxes and includes electrical, variator and drive differences.

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
  • Electrical Diagrams
Harrison M350V Lathe (Variable-speed drive) Manual

Harrison M350V Lathe (Variable-speed drive) Operation and Maintenance
Manual with Parts Manual as Sectional Drawings. Includes two electrical
schematics and a spindle drive electrical fault-finding guide. (This lathe is a
Colchester VS3250 with Harrsion badging).

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
  • Electrical Diagrams
  • Technical Drawings
Harrison M350V Lathe (Variable-speed drive) Manual

Harrison M350V Lathe (Variable-speed drive) Operation and Maintenance
Manual with Parts Manual as Sectional Drawings. Includes two electrical
schematics and a spindle drive electrical fault-finding guide. (This lathe is a
Colchester VS3250 with Harrsion badging).

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
  • Electrical Diagrams
  • Technical Drawings
Hepworth Tracer (hydraulic copying) Attachments Manual. All types from 150 to 620

HEPWORTH HYDRAULIC COPYING (TRACER) Attachments for the Series 150, 300, 400, 450, 470, 472, 600 & 620 as fitted to Colchester, Harrison, Milmor, Smart & Brown, Dean Smith & Grace, Willson, Kerry, Broadbent-Schofield and many other makes. A complete 140-page Data Pack with Detailed Operation Manuals and Spare Manuals as Sectional and other drawings.

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual