Clausing 1810

[Cruiserguy]

Ok....end of 2016 . Figured I haven't irritated my wife enough for the year , so this thing followed us home from Chicago - 2hrs each way to boot ...

Need to find a clock/return spring & cap , and the lift mechanism is broken off.

I did find the manual in pdf form , printing isn't the greatest but will work albeit details are somewhat sketchy .
Manual shows 18-70X as the lift support assembly , found a guy that has a 18-71 assembly - trying to figure out if that one will work on the 1810 or not. I'm sure it's going to result in a call to Clausing , doubt I'll even ask if they have a NOS assembly as it would probably cost more than my truck did .


I must say , loading it wasn't all that much fun , later today I'm trying to round up at least 3 gorillas to get it into the basement - which should be some real entertainment .

Overall , I'm stoked . Either going to run the 1-1/2hp 110v motor I have with a VFD or the existing Atlas 1hp motor and VFD . I'll at least give it a shot with the existing motor and a buddy's rotary if he'll let me borrow it .

Sarge

 

[motofool33]

Nice Drill Press there

 

[Roberts210]

Wow. That's a great DP. Love it.

 

[454ragtop]

110 volt is surely a single phase motor. While VFD's do exist for single phase motors, they are very rare and expensive. Can get a 115 volt VFD to run a 1 HP 3 phase motor, probably your best bet. Interestingly, that down feed hub and handle sure looks like it came from a Delta/Rockwell 17" drill press. Doesn't really look like that drill press had a table raiser, if that's what you mean by a lift mechanism.

 

[Packard V8]

Certainly not common out here. I don't believe I've ever seen that model. The variable speed Reeves drive turn up occasionally.

jack vines

 

[Cruiserguy]

This 1810 is a very early/low serial number - 002892 .

The table/head raising mechanism is odd on these - it's an acme lead screw with thrust bearings and a safety locking collar all working off the column . Lock it one way - it picks up the table . Lock it the other - it picks up the head section . Pretty interesting/innovative engineering there and quite stout , the acme lead screw is 3/4"-8 thread and hardened alloy of some sort .

Some genius evidently tried to swing the table and didn't understand how to do it correctly , probably twisted the snot out of or forced the gear box handle without unlocking the table . The bottom column section piece is still there below the table , but the whole gear drive is gone as well as the safety column clamp . Those are rare parts since they are not anything like the common gear tracks used on later models that cannot support the 95lb cast iron (and rare) oil table with t-slots .

1800 series manual -

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XEKgGQUcmodSCgW41j3y6qex5snMBs2zHAr02Xz2byI/edit

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fvintagemachinery.org%2Fpubs%2F182%2F1099.pdf

Here are some great photos of one brought back from the dead , albeit with some homemade parts -

http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=16517

In this photo are the two parts I'm hunting the most - quill/spindle return spring & cover , and that holy **** elusive "head/table positioning assembly" which I doubt I'll find one....

I'm not real swift with BBB sites , so I apologize if the photos/links don't work correctly . ...

Btw , after looking closer at some of the other literature , such as the brochure/flyer for the 1800 series units - it appears this one has a fairly rare optional part on it ....
#1895 - Safety Belt Cover - it's in my pics at the beginning of the post . As many photos that I've found on these model series - only seen one other one with that extra guard installed in the photo link above , odd .

Going to call Clausing tomorrow and have a chat about it's age , serial number and why there are some oddities on mine compared to the service manual - and see if that spring and cover are available as well as (gulp) that table/head positioning mechanism...bet that will hurt if they actually have it .

Sarge

 

[Cruiserguy]

No parts available from Clausing - and...it's actually an Atlas first generation when the Clausing name came out .

I picked up a table/head lift off Ebay - it came missing one wedge locking bolt , one 1/4" bolt and the gears in it are absolutely junk . Not to mention it's a table model , which I knew going in and had planned to add a longer acme screw to work on my floor model . Not going to happen , I can weld and recut gears but these are too far gone - it's scrap metal at best .

Soooo....still on the hunt for a lift or I'll build one .

Sarge

 

[Cruiserguy]

Ordered a 3' section of hardened 3/4-8 acme screw today and a threaded barrel nut from Roton - they are a great source for good-quality acme stuff . Using that , along with some heavy steel to build the top portion of the head/table lift for it . I've given up trying to find a complete lift that isn't shot - the gear design leads itself to a lot of wear and I'm not getting custom cut gears for the old ****** - it's a worker , not a garage queen/trophy . I will stick with Clausing's design and placement , nice to be able to lift the head as well as the table for different work .

Got a spring coming too , just a generic in size I think will work . I can make a cover for it out of steel or aluminum easy enough . I need to take the ratcheting pawl apart and repair the end piece that allows the spring to be backed off tension - it's nicely broken off flush...

We're going to have to bring over a buddy's engine hoist and haul it down stairs to lift the head/table off after I get going on the lift parts - not looking forward to that rodeo at all . Head is just too heavy and high off the ground to mess with , dropping that thing would really wreck a guy's whole week . The bottom threaded portion of the lift is still on the column below the table and will be used to build the new lift , it just needs cleaned up as someone torched off the original acme screw - some genius work there .

Wish it was warmer outside so I could just tear into it and paint the thing - no garage or heated space to paint in without gagging the wife , which leads to a whole new level of misery .

Has anyone had any real luck restoring brass tags ? The spindle speed chart is buggered a bit , as if someone stuck a screwdriver under it and pried up in the middle - it's stretched a bit and hammering it back down won't cut it . Looks like it's screen printed with the black over the bare brass - nice looking tag , though . Head tag is a bit faded and could use some refreshing as well , just not sure how to clean it without removing the black paint/ink...?

Sarge