Clausing 8520 Restoration

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All the bits have been painted and it was finally time to start assembling the mill again! :whoohoo:

The cabinet all painted



Luckily to original wooden holder was still in the cabinet along with the MT sleeves!
You can see the old oil stains on the wood that i left.





And this is the final outcome of the cabinet



Pillar mounted onto the cabinet, it is starting to look like a mill again!



Part of the table installed.
These old cast iron machines are heavy!!!



A whole row of gib adjustment screws...




The main tables leadscrew nut was worn and very loose and not very accurate anymore.
They cannot be purchased anymore and i do not have the talent to make a new one, yet.
So for now i coated the leadscrew in vaseline and used some JB weld to form new threads inside the old nut.
Once it was all set up i gently heated it with a torch and was easily able to remove the leadscrew.
It is not nice and tight again with minimal play!



Then the main table was installed and all the handles adjusted.



Still in very good condition for it's age!



The head and motor mount was then installed and set to the marked zero.



Lastly the cleaned up vise was installed on the table to complete the mill



The last bit to buy was the VFD to power the mills 3 phase 220V motor.

Andrew