Produced economically from folded and welded steel plate (like the original Harrison Jubilee), the Wadkin BL150 was a very much cheaper machine to produce than the Company's similar-sized and very heavy, all-cast-iron BZL and BXL models. Made during the 1960s and 1970s, it was of decent capacity - and ideal for training school and light professional use: 1750 mm (69") long, it stood 1135 mm (44.5") high and had a maximum width of 375 mm (14.75") at floor level. The centre height was 167 mm (6.5") with a capacity between centres of around 1000 mm (393/8"). Fitted as part of the standard equipment was a substantial bowl-turning assembly able to take work up to 570 mm (22.5") in diameter. Driven by a V-belt from a  0.75 kW (1 h.p.) motor mounted inside the headstock-end plinth, the No. 3 Morse taper, 20 mm bore (25/32") high-tensile steel spindle ran in simple flange-mounted, sealed-for-life ball-bearing plummer blocks and turned at 425, 800, 1400 and 2300 r.p.m. To aid speed changes, a foot-operated lever was provided to lift the motor platform with an opening cut into the left-hand face of the cabinet plinth to allow the belt to be shifted across on the motor pulley. For safety, the top lid and stand door were  interlocked with the motor - opening either causing the motor to cut out (though as originally fitted, without a modern electronic instant-stop device). With a No. 2 Morse taper, the tailstock spindle was bored though 13 mm (1/2") - allowing it to be used as a support for deep boring. Like the rest of the machine, no spanners were need to alter settings, all controls being by levers..

Simple folded-and-welded steel construction with the headstock spindle running in ball-bearing plumber blocks