8MM B.T.M WATCHMAKER LATHE

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THIS IS A LOVELY 8MM B.T.M WATCHMAKER LATHE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER,THANK YOU FOR LOOKING,THIS IS A FULL BOX SET, LITTLE USED BTM WATCHMAKER LATHE, 8mm RARE TO FIND ONE AS GOOD AS THIS The lathes were supplied as complete outfits in beautifully oak made fitted wooden cases with blocks in the lids to hold all the accessories in position. Standard equipment included a gap bed for the turning of large diameters in addition to the usual straight bed. A ‘dead’ headstock to match the tailstock permitted the lathe to be used as turns with a variety of different runners. These lathes are very attractive propositions because of the comprehensive level of equipment supplied. The compound slide being particularly desirable for its excellent tool-holding method and conventional screw-feed direction (unlike similar Lorch lathes which feed in the reverse direction). A wolf jahn scroll chuck with reversible jaws, a good range of collets and a variety of drive pulleys / centres meant that a wide range of jobs could be tackled with the standard set. Items included: a straight bed; a bed with a gap; compound screw-feed slide rest; headstock with hollow spindle and 3-step pulley; two tailstocks - one with a securing lug and one without; a T-rest holder with wide and narrow Tees; box chuck; self-centring 3-jaw precision ring-scroll chuck; 5 step chucks read more