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The Levin "Watchmakers" lathe was constructed with the long familiar and traditional "D" shaped bed; the swing was 3.94" and distance between centres either 3.5" - with the 12-inch long bed - or 9.5" with an 18-inch bed. The bed was identical in cross section and centre height to other Levin lathes - and so allowed for the economical interchangeability of accessories between them.
Both ball and cone-type plain-bearing headstock spindles were available, the latter with either bronze or hard-steel bearings. The most expensive lathes were fitted with a ball-bearing headstock spindle, the cheapest with bronze-cone bearings - the difference in price across the range being some 40%. Whilst the ball-race and hard-steel headstocks could be ordered with either D or WW type collets, the bronze bearing model was restricted to the WW collets only.
Tailstocks were offered with either a simple "push" barrel or one controlled by a lever-operated rack and pinion.
In standard form a conventional tip-up tool rest was the sole fitting on the bed, but a very wide range of superbly made accessories was available to turn the lathe into a miniature machining centre.
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Levin Ball-bearing headstock "Watchmaker's" 18-inch bed lathe with "push" tailstock barrel.
Code ABEO with WW collets, 18" bed and "push" tailstock barrel
Code ABIE with D collets, 18" bed and "push" tailstock barrel
Code ABEP with WW collets, 18" bed and lever-action tailstock barrel
Code ABEQ with D collets, 18" bed and lever-action tailstock barrel
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Levin Ball-bearing headstock "Watchmaker's" 12-inch bed lathe with lever-action tailstock barrel.
Code ABBQ with WW collets, 12" bed and "push" tailstock barrel
Code ABID with D collets, 12" bed and "push" tailstock barrel
Code ABBR with WW collets, 12" bed and lever-action tailstock barrel
Code ABBT with D collets, 12" bed and lever-action tailstock barrel
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Tailstock with "Push" barrel
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