Here is a simple solution for a missing draw bar wrench for the Clausing 8520 mill.

My mill was missing the drawbar wrench when I purchased it. I was using a small 1/4 inch open end wrench but it was a bit of a pain to use and a little too short to get enough leverage when needed.

Here is my simple solution on a better wrench.

My draw bar has a 1/4 inch square on top of it. Exactly the same size as a 1/4 Inch ratchet does. I grabbed a socket, to test the fit, but it would not slip over the end of the drawbar. The drawbar was mushroomed out a bit from being hit with a hammer in the past. A few quick licks with a file took care of that.

Now I had something that fit the drawbar, all I needed to do was weld a handle on it. Problem one, my son had borrowed my welder. Then I had another idea.  I went a 1/4 inch Allen wrench, and it fit in the bolt side of the 1/4 inch socket that I was using perfectly.  I cleaned up the socket and wrench and used a little lock tight to hold them together.

It’s been in use for over 10 years and still holding up fine. And that welder my son had borrowed? Let’s just say that I am glad I purchased another!

 

From my original web pages December 9th 2009