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, Master and Dominion Lathes Mk 1 and "Mk. 1½" 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). 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. The differences between Mk.

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 2000 Lathe, Data Pack Manual (also for the Clausing, "Liberty" and "Champion" Models)

Colchester Triumph 2000 Mk. 1 and Mk. 2 Lathes Data Pack (also coversr the Liberty 1340, Champion 15/50, 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.

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