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Colchester Student & Master Mk.1 & Mk.2 Lathes
Clausing 12" and 13" Models 6564, 6565, 6524, 6525, 6566, 6567, 6526, 6527, 8010, 8011, 8012, 8013
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A Handbook & Parts List, and new changewheels are available for these models
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Mk 1 Student and Master Headstock

Mk 1 Student and Master screwcutting gearbox. Three versions were available: a dual English/Metric Box, a model labelled "Dominion 12" x 24", with English threads only and a very rare, all-metric version referred to as the "Continental" with both lever and joy-stick control; the latter box is shown below. To change from metric to English threads on the dual-box model required only that the operator altered the position of the horizontal lever immediately above the gearbox sliding selector.

Rare all-metric screwcutting gearbox with its distinctive joy-stick control lever. This box required additional changewheels to generate a full range of threads.
The lever immediately above the screwcutting chart has two positions marked E and F. Moving the lever from one position to the other alters the leadscrew drive from 1 : 1 Ratio to a fractional ratio, with the last letter in the last column of the screwcutting charts indicating how the settings can be used. On the dual English/metric box the same horizontal lever was used to switch between the two thread types.
Screwcutting charts for this gearbox can be seen here.

Inside the standard English/Metric screwcutting gearbox