Atlas clausing 4800 lathe. Garage geek 9336 views. In 1950 the atlas corporation purchased clausing and badged both the 100 and 200 models with their name there was no mention of clausing and changed the model numbers to 4800 and 6300 respectively. Atlas clausing 12 lathe overview and restoration project. Atlas 4800 final version of the original clausing 100 series photo essay clausing home page clausing 100 200 series 4800 6300 models 10 model 4900 12 model 6300 12 model 5400 clausingcolchester clausing accessories a history of the clausing company by don clausing.
In the early 50s they changed all of the clausing model numbers and as i understand it the clausing 100 mk3 became the atlas 4800. Atlas clausing 4800 series 12 lathe overview and restoration project part 1. Later in the decade they changed the name on the nameplates of the former clausing machines back to clausing but kept the new model numbers. I have collected this information for many years and have found the information they contain to be priceless in using and setting up the machines properly.
Atlas clausing 4800 series lathe for sale in columbus ohio. The reason for the changes comes from the fact that atlas bought clausing in 1950 and changed the clausing 100 series to and to an atlas branded 4800 series. This particular lathe manual can become confusing to many people because the model number was changed a couple of times during production of the same lathe. Atlas clausing 4800 series 12 lathe overview and restoration project part 1 duration.