Clausing 5900 lathe, whats your take?

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softtail
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Re: Clausing 5900 lathe, whats your take?

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L tapers work excellent and have large pass through. Wrenches are easy to make or buy... and yes you need a wrench.. not good for spindle nose, chuck, or work to run loose.
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SteveM
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Re: Clausing 5900 lathe, whats your take?

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softtail wrote:Wrenches are easy to make or buy... and yes you need a wrench..
This guy cuts them out of plate:
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/to ... -00+wrench


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Lazz
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Re: Clausing 5900 lathe, whats your take?

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SteveM wrote:
softtail wrote:Wrenches are easy to make or buy... and yes you need a wrench..
This guy cuts them out of plate:
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/to ... -00+wrench


Steve
Yes he does .... and I own one...
But my Clausing 59XX and the spare headstock I have does not use a standard L00 wrench. The wrench I bought from him fits my Le Blonde dual drive like a glove...
I think the wrench I use is a Proto 1/2" pin 3-3/4 pin wrench.
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SteveM
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Re: Clausing 5900 lathe, whats your take?

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Lazz wrote:I think the wrench I use is a Proto 1/2" pin 3-3/4 pin wrench.
One like this:
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