Arundel J4 Mk. 2 9" Swing Junior Lathe circa 1975. An unusual feature of the J4 was the arrangement of the bed rails - standard drawn square-section steel bar with the front rail arranged with an edge (rather than a face) upwards to give what Arundel called a "prismatic-guiding edge". The rail to the rear was set so that a flat surface was uppermost. A three-speed V belt or four Poly-V belt drive was available and the standard bed length was 31" - but any length could, in fact, be ordered. Bowl turning was an option, using the separate bench-mounted unit also specified for the K and E Series machines

For a small company Arundel made an astonishing variety of models: this J4 Senior is unusual in having a long bed, raised bed and headstock supports, a built-on bowl-turning attachment of increased capacity and what appears to be a maker's supplied cabinet stand with well-arranged switchgear. More on the J4 Senior on this page

The headstock from the Arundel E5 was also offered as a stand-alone bench unit for large diameter faceplate work. The special E5 headstock (picture below) with outboard bowl-turning, was an option on the E5R lathe and featured a modified thrust bearing allowing a clear bore through the spindle and the fitment of a left-hand faceplate with a 19" diameter turning capacity.
The standard lathe cross slide could be fitted to the bench-mounted  swivelling  bracket. This combination of  a sliding  and swivelling slide action on a swivelling base provided the tool rest with a very useful range of  movements.
A floor-mounted tripod support was also listed for the tool rest and, given a suitably slow speed, allowed very large diameters indeed to be turned.
An Arundel E5R user writes:
...the "R" means equipped with an outside faceplate and external tool rest, for large jobs.  I did a couple of wine table tops, long time ago.  But mostly I just use the inside faceplate for shallow bowls, breadboards etc. However, the "R" - which cost an extra fiver, I believe! - is one of the best features of this lathe.  I have the outside faceplate constantly mounted, and always use it to start and stop the lathe.  Most of my turning is between-centres.  Using my left hand on the faceplate, I first check that wood spins freely, without fouling the toolrest.  Then I give it another manual spin, and quickly before it stops I press the ON switch.  This saves the motor a wee bit of stress ! When stopping, I switch off and then immediately put my hand on the faceplate and brake it.  Saves lots of seconds ! The headstock spindle is not bored through on my lathe (I think Arundel offered this at extra cost).  To remove live centres and drill chuck from the Morse taper, I keep a big hex nut screwed on the 1" nose.   I just unscrew this nut and it effortlessly pushes out the centre/chuck/drill . . .
I do a lot of long boring, so the generous traverse of the tailstock is a big help.  All in all, I made a great purchase 50 years ago!

Arundel Type E5  (5.25" x 29.5") was a very well made but essentially simple machine. The bed was constructed from plain steel rails of rectangular section and the cast iron headstock featured plain bronze bearings (with wick-feed oil cups) and a single ball bearing-type thrust arrangement of type last seen in late Victorian times. Drive was by an A section belt  and offered 4 speeds of 470, 920, 1640 and 3000 r.p.m. when driven by the recommended 0.75 h.p. 1420 r.p.m motor. Centres were No. 1 Morse taper and all locking movements were provided with self-contained handles, no spanners being needed to operate the lathe.