A lathe 30 inches swing, with extra wide sections on cone for belt. Head spindle has a very strong step at the end, found necessary because of the great thrust produced by coarse feeding and deep cuts. Has attachment, as shown, for driving from tail spindle, thus avoiding changing shaft end for end, and valuable in turning long shafts of small diameter, as power applied to both ends prevents twisting. May be left off if not wanted.

        The turning attachment is mounted in a reservoir bolted to the sliding rest, and consists of five jaws that open or shut automatically, to accommodate the increasing or decreasing diameter of shafts, caused by wear of cutting tools while turning the shaft, and setting them in again. These jaws hold the shaft steady and to the same centre all the time, which cannot be done if solid or fluted rings are used. Two cutting tools precede, and one water polishing tool follows, these steadying jaws. From the reservoir water is forced at any desired pressure on each tool by means of a pump, driven from lathe centre.

        All attachments may be removed and lathe used for general work, for which a plain or compound rest, with or without power cross feed and screw-cutting attachments, is furnished if -desired at a small additional price.

        Countershaft has two sets of tight and loose pulleys; one set 20 inches and the other 12 inches diameter by 6 inches face, which should make 66 and 200 revolutions per minute, respectively.

        Swing over bed, 30-1/2 inches. Swing over rest, 22-1/4=4 inches. Distance between centres, 16 feet 7 inches. Length of bed, 24 feet. 

        For turning car and locomotive axles. Two pairs of tight and loose pulleys on countershaft give six speeds to spindle, and also enable the workmen to rough out and finish work at different speeds without shifting belt on driving cone.

        The driving spindle is fitted with a self-adjusting, equalizing carrier, and receives end pressure on an anti-friction collar.

        Feeds by steel screw placed as near line of cut as possible, are positive and self- acting, with proper changes from roughing to finishing made by the workmen instantly, without moving from tool carriage.

        Tool carriage quickly brought to desired position by hand wheel, cut steel rack and gearing. Tool holder allows adjustment of tool to proper cutting point.

        The slides for tool carriage are raised above the slides for sliding head, by which means they are protected from chips and water, the tool rest shortened and stiffened, and the tool carriage allowed to pass the sliding head, for convenience in changing axles.

        Sliding head can be set to turn tapering. Countershaft, water-tank, and wrenches furnished with each machine.