As a larger-capacity, high-precision lathe the No. 3 was, like the English IME Model 300, able to tackle a much wider variety of jobs than even the traditional, heavier WW type watchmakers' lathe. In addition, unlike many other small, high-quality lathes (including the Favorite No. 2) whose headstocks only had room for the usual type of compact, plain bearings, the No. 3's hardened and ground spindle ran in a double-row ball bearing on one end and a roller bearing at the other. Sufficient grease was packed into the bearings for over 1000 hours of running and, when driven by the right countershaft and motor system, speeds of up to 12,000 r.p.m. were possible. The left-hand face of the headstock pulley was provided with two concentric circles of indexing holes numbering 48 and 60 respectively whilst the right-hand face had 12 holes for use by a stop bolt (engaged by a lever below the front bearing) to aid changes of chucks and other spindle fittings. Like the No. 2 the bed was flat on top, with 90-degree sides, and headstock, tool rests and tailstock clamped in place by a central fitting. However, unlike the No. 2 the No. 3 was nearly always supplied with two bed feet and so without the option of a quick-release fitting at the headstock end. However, although not listed in the sales catalogues, a single-foot, short-bed model of the cantilever type was also made - and equipped with the quick-release fitting. Tailstocks, like those offered for the Model 2, avoided a screw-feed arrangement, the makers providing either a traditional "push" barrel or one operated by a lever, the latter judged to have superior feel for delicate drilling work.
Besides the accessories illustrated on this page other smaller ones, as used on the Favorite 2, could also be employed as could an item that - like the short-bed lathe - might not have been listed: a compound slide-rest assembly with a screw-feed cross slide but lever action to the top. The aim of this assembly was to aid gear cutting where the micrometer dial on the feed screw used to advance the slide - and the attached vertical slide holding the gear-cutting job - and the lever used for repeatedly to cut the teeth..