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Raglan Mk2. Little John test-piece turning lathe. The backgear-engagement lever slot was blanked off and, out of sight on the back of the bed, was a form of taper-turning attachment - more accurately described as a forming attachment - to which could be fixed a template of the form required to be turned.
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A raglan Mk.2 Little John set us as a brass-finishing model. Almost certainly, by the 1950s, not a hot-selling version
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An early but well-specified Little John capstan lathe mounted on the heavy stand
with coolant, bar-feed, a full-length splash back and power-feed to the turret
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Although its seems that many sellers on eBay are fixated on showing the back rather than the front of their
lathe, it was unusual for makers to do so - and this picture has yet to be found in any Raglan sales literature..
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Variable-speed drive arrangement used on the standard backgeared and screwcutting Mk.2 Raglan Little John
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Variable-speed drive arrangement used on the capstan version of Mk.2 Raglan Little John
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Judging by their appearance (and the fact that no known lathe has survived with them, the
Transfers on the changewheel cover must have been applied for the publicity photograph
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Beautifully prepared for its publicity shot - the changewheel drive of a Mk.2 Raglan Little John
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Coolant system built into the back of the early very heavy stand with cast-iron base and chip tray
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Simple, strong and versatile, the Raglan wood-turning lathe advertised as "The Little John Woodturner"
and fitted, in this case, with the optional rack-driven carriage.
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