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" 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