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16-inch Closely following the design of the 14-inch lathe, the 16 and 18-inch lathes came with a much more substantial tailstock (there was no gap beneath the spindle line) together with a T-slotted apron that could be used as a boring table.

18-inch Lathe

Bed-mounted,  6-station self-indexing turret. This unit was available for all lathes up to 32 inches swing and could be fitted with hand or automatic indexing and with hand or power feed.

A rear view of the power feed turret. A long keyed shaft passed down the length of the bed (it could be driven either through changewheels or a belt) and drove a small gearbox fitted with a worm. The wheel that engaged with the worm drove the turret forwards - return was manual.

18-inch Lathe with a Turret mounted on the cross slide. A simple and inexpensive way of equipping a centre (engine) lathe for short production runs.

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Bradford Lathes
16 & 18-inch
Bradford Home Page   14-inch Stud Lathes   16 & 18-inch Lathes   
21, 25 & 28-inch Lathes    30, 32, 36 & 42-inch Lathes   Carriage & Slides   
Accessories   Factory   Headstock, Bearings & Friction Backgear 
1950s Metalmaster   1941 Metalmaster   Coarse Screwcutting Attachment

A Maker's Instruction Book, Parts List, Sectional-diagram
Books and catalogs are available for Bradford lathes