"STEELSWORTH" CENTRE LATHES are well suited for all common turning surfacing and screw cutting operations with accuracy conforming to nearby grade- 1 limits. These are specially designed for continuous light and heavy duty jobs and to give prolonged efficient life. These lathes are worthy of a space inevery machine shop where economy of operation, precision and reliability are primary considerations.

THE BED is made of close grained cast iron, having unusual strength and long wearing qualities. It is machined and ground to finish and is well bracked to withstand vibration free operation, under heavy cutting load. The Casting are fully seasoned and removal gap piece is fixed.

HEAD STOCK: The flat seat of headstock over the bed is perfectly matched by precision hand scrapping. Its spindle is made from high carbon steel which rotates on two cylindrical precision split type gun-metal bushes of grade 1 composition both at the front and at the back for smooth running and perfect balancing. The machines are also made with headstocks fitted with Tapper Roller thrust Bearings. During the operation of the machine eight different feed movements can be arranged by means of specially constructed four step cone extraction VEE Belt gear mechanism. The headstock gears have HELICAL HOB-CUT TEETHS.

THE APRON is of double well design with independent drive motion for feeds and screw cutting. Simultaneous arrangement of feed and screw cutting is prevented by an interlock mechanism. THE

TAIL STOCK is of special and sturdy design. It is guided inverted 'V' and flat way bed independent of the saddle guides and has on off setting device for tapper turning.

THE SADDLE is on heavy design for stable rigid longitudinal movement. A Compound Rest accurately graduated is mounted on the saddle for conical turning and can be swivelled on either side. A revolving four way steel Tool post is provided. The Rack is of steel with machine cut teeth.