Originally Posted by snowshovelbmx  seems like a pretty good deal to me, just as long as it is in good condition. I would go and look over this lathe if possible and just check for wear on the ways, cracked castings and all the usual stuff. I found this page for you but it is of a clausing 4900 series. Maybe this is the same but I am not.
http://www.lathes.co.uk/clausing/page6.html
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Thanks for the link...He emailed a pic of it and that's the exact lathe.
From the detail of the pic it doesn't appear to have Metric threading as an option (maybe not a problem in 1968).
I've never owned a lathe before...can anyone help me out on this? It has around 9x6 (54) different thread pitches. Would any of these work as Metric? Do companies make aftermarket gear conversions?
Most of the parts I want it for are for Japanese Motorcycles so Metric is important...but it seems like such a good deal.