Cowells 90ME Miniature Lathe backgeared and screwcutting model engineering lathe - mounted on a small cabinet with storage drawers. 1.75-inch centre height, 8 inches between centres gap bed and 12 speeds spanning 60 to 2100 r.p.m. The cross slide is extra-long and T-slotted, the top slide swivels and the carriage feed incorporates an adjustable, automatic disengage mechanism. Single-phase motor, the correct 3-jaw chuck, faceplate, tailstock chuck, a hand T-rest, Morse centres and a copy of the maker's Instruction manual.

Jones & Shipman 540H Surface Grinder. This high-quality, compact grinder is a very unusual version, one with all hand feeds. An ex-college machine and so very lightly used. Complete with a magnetic chuck, two spare grinding wheels and a 3-phase motor (that could be easily changed). £950 or offers. Full details of the Jones & Shipman 540 grinder here

Deckel SO bench-mounted Tool & Cutter Grinder. A top-quality machine in full working order and lightly used. Complete with a set of 35 collets, the maker's tools, two spare grinding wheels and two drive belts. Single-phase motor. Full details of Deckel SO tool & cutter grinders here.

For Sale: a late-model Edgwick Mk.1 lathe in full working order and as used by me in my classic car restoration business (Carlow Engineering TR Specialists).Complete with chucks, faceplate, tooling and a 4-way toolpost. This is an urgent sale - so just £495 or offers. I also have an old but fully functional Pollard "Swan-neck" drill that is included. Full details of Edwick Mk.1 lathes here

BCA Mk.3 Precision Jig Borer/Miller in exceptionally fine condition an unusually well equipped. Mounted on the maker's cabinet stand with cupboard and drawer storage (the drawer key is present)  and owned by me for the past 35 years and used only for light-duty clock making and model engineering. Fitted with a variable-speed inverter than runs quietly and provides a very wide range of spindle speeds the increases the span of the normal 300 to 3250 r.p.m.

This Ward 2A Capstan Lathe is an old but useful machine in very good working order. It was used regularly in my engineering business and, more recently, in my retired workshop With the lathe are many of the essential Ward accessories including roller boxes, collets, chucks, etc. The catalogue extracts below give the lathe's full specification. Please contact me on 07968-808353 for further information. I also have many additional engineering items for sale as well.

Myford ML7 Lathe 3.5" x 20" gap-bed, backgeared and screwcutting. Included are many useful accessories and a range of associated tooling - all collected over many years and shown in the photographs. £1775 - offers invited.

Drummond Round Bed Lathe - a classic very early model with bronze cap spindle bearings. In fine original condition and complete with the maker's treadle-type foot motor, a period 3-jaw chuck, Drummond angle plate, faceplate, tailstock chuck, Morse centres and a full set of screwcutting changewheels and their correct mounting studs. £350 or offers. Full details of these interesting lathes here

Victoria Elliott Horizontal Milling Machine. 3-phase with some tooling. £350 or any offers considered.

Antique Norton Hand-operated Surface Grinder, 3-phase. Complete and original. £350
Hand-operated folder £250
Hand-operated rollers £250
Heavy, treadle-operated shears. £350

Colchester Mascot 1600 Lathe. 3-phase. Full specification details below.

Colchester Master 2500 Lathe. 6.5"  x  30" with a hardened bed, spindle clutch, coolant, a full-length splashback to the stand and a top speed of 2500 r.p.m. It appears to be sound - and as the deceased owner last operated it. Accessories include: a quick-set toolpost with 6 tool holders, the correct 4-jaw independent chuck, a multi-position rotating carriage stop, light unit, thread-dial indicator, a tailstock rotating centre, a faceplate and a chuck guard.

Boxford BUD lathe 4.5" x16" Mk.2 with single-lever engagement of backgear. An all-metric machine on the maker's compact underdrive stand (just 45 inches long) on castors for ease of movement and fitted with power cross feed, a T-slotted cross slide, a new 1 h.p. single-phase motor, rewired (wiring diagram supplied) and all-new V-belts including the link belt to the spindle. Serial number DEM 8656/1/38 (probably 1977) and purchased 2010 direct from a school. It still has the maintenance sticker from Bowerhill (tel. 01225 705 321) dated "2/12/10, next service due – 8/12/11".

Meddings Type F14 Pillar Drill with backgear. The F.14 is the top-of-the-range version of this high-quality drill with a solid column and the articulated, swing head - the latter, combined with the rotating table, allows a great variety of work to be undertaken. The low-speed backgear to the head combined with the direct V-belt drive provides eight speeds from 80 to 1500 r.p.m. Rack and pinion rise to the 20" x 20" T-slotted table. An ex-university machine, little used from new and in superb condition and perfect working order. A high-quality machine vice is included.

Potter Precision plain-turning bench lathe 3.6" x 16" - probably catalogued as the "No.5". Complete with a countershaft unit, single-phase motor with push-button starter, screw-feed compound slide rest, 3-jaw chuck, a 6-inch independent 4-jaw chuck, faceplate, and a catchplate. Stored unused for many years, it needs a good clean £250 or offers. Full details of Potter precision lathes here

Carstens/Swiston Lathe and Ajax Mini Drill. The "Swiston" is a German-made machine around 4" x 20" with backgear and screwcutting. Complete with a good 6-speed belt-drive countershaft that, together with backgear, provides 12 spindle speeds. 4-way toolpost, 3-jaw chuck, a precision keyless tailstock chuck and a large collection of screwcutting changewheels. Single-phase motor. £375 or offers. Details of Carstens/Swisten lathes here

SIP SP-4 Jig borer / milling machine. When bought, this fine jig borer had been converted to a coordinate measuring machine but is now back to its original function using a Warco ZX-15 3 Morse spindle. No modifications were necessary to the borer save for the removal of the measuring probes holder  (which is supplied) and using the original bolt holes to carry the head on the cross beam saddle. The 19" x 27"  T-slotted table is unblemished, and a longitudinal travel of around 25“.

Boxford AUD Mk. 2 lathe Serial 16580 4.5" x 21" and manufactured 1964/5. 1-phase. Mounted on the maker's compact underdrive stand just 45” x 18” overall with a splashback. Bought November 2004 through this site, from an engineer in whose hobby was making clocks. I've used it for motorcycle restoration and workshop components. It was well equipped but I have added such as a rear tool post, a Bison chuck and steadies, etc. Metric dials, but an Imperial lead screw. Gearbox set for British threads with a metric transposing 100/127t changewheel included.

Syil X4 Plus CNC milling machine with Masso CNC controller and monitor. Bought new by me for light hobby use only in my heated workshop. The miller is fully functional and has proven to be very reliable - needing just one air strut for the Z axis in the years I've owned it. It is possible to control the machine using a PC and Mach3 rather than the Masso controller if preferred. This is a robust light industrial machine, a model that has acquired a good reputation in recent years.
Basic machine specs:

Boxford STS 10.20 Geared-head all-metric Lathe with a screwcutting and feeds gearbox and power cross feed. Centre height 132 mm and admitting 500 mm between centres (5.2" x 20") with a spindle bore of 35 mm (1.375"). An ex-education machine running on an infinitely variable speed 1-phase to 3-phase inverter. The original spindle speed range was 40 to 2240 r.p.m. but the inverter expands this to higher and lower r.p.m. The lathe is in really good condition with no chips or gouges in the bed, nor any wear marks - although some staining is visible in the photos.

Cowells 90ME Precision Miniature Lathe. One owner from new and in perfect working order. Backgeared, screwcutting and well equipped with a collet set, milling slide, ring-scroll 3-jaw chuck, quick-set toolpost, fixed steady, travelling steady, a G.F.C.Watts quartering jig, large and small tailstock chucks, tailstock V-pad, V-block with clamp, a set of turning tools, and spare drive belts. Details of Cowells 90 lathes here

Emco Emcomat 7 machining centre - an Emco 7 lathe complete with the 4-speed vertical milling head. This compact and versatile assembly has 3.5" (90 mm) centre height and 17.5" (450 mm) between centres. Two very useful features are the excellent spread of speeds - 65 to 2800 r.p.m. - and the ease of changing them. There no belts to move, only two headstock-mounted levers and the 2-speed, 1-phase electric motor push buttons. The 4-speed vertical head is self-contained with its own motor and control from push buttons on the headstock.

Workshop clearance - a collection of items for disposal. Offers on the following are invited - as well as those items illustrated but not named. Please phone to discuss.

STARTRITE Bandit bandsaw, tall light green, £450

Surface plate £75

CORNER NOTCHER Blue, floor standing, £150

GABRO folder. A nice item £600

GABRO 3M2 GUILLOTINE / NOTCHER - offers

Myford Mini-Kop Model 1A automatic hydraulic production lathe. In complete, original and unmodified condition. Includes an original copy of the Operation Manual. Full details of the Mini-Kop and how it was developed can be found here

Myford VMC vertical milling machine. Single-phase electrics and fitted with a 2-axis DRO and a number of cutter holders and various items of tooling that surround the machine and shown in the photographs. Table 6" x 24" (150 x 620mm) with a longitudinal travel of 16.625" (422mm), across of 6" (150mm) and Vertically 12.375" (315mm). Full details of the specification can be found below and details of these Myford milling machines here

Colchester Student Mk. 2 Lathe 6.5 " x 24" still in its maker's paint finish. Hardened bed with a detachable gap piece and fitted with the safety apron with single-lever engagement of the sliding and surfacing feeds - the automatic throwout being adjustable by rotating the lever.

Portass Model S lathe 3" x 16" gap-bed, backgeared and screwcutting. Mounted on the maker's stand with the original and rather unusual "compound drive" from a new 1.1 kW single-phase motor with a starter switch. A restoration of the lathe has been undertaken and it's now in full working order. As an example of the work undertaken, one arm of the casting supporting the back gear shaft was damaged; a new arm was grafted on (aircraft standard) then line bored and new bearings installed. New headstock bearings, oil pots, drive belts, 1.1Kw electric motor and starter switch.

Hayes Diemaster precision vertical milling machine Type 21a Serial Number 161. Table 21" x 6.5" with a reground top.  No. 2 Morse spindle taper with speeds from 50-2400 r.p.m. run from the original three-phase motor and includes a high-quality Transwave one-phase to 3-phase 3.7KW converter. This is a very clean example of a robust, well-built and easy-to-use machine. All the sideways are good with smooth movements and pleasant to use. All spindle bearings and the drive gearbox are in good order.

A new watch/instrument maker's milling machine by John Stevens. Complete with drilling quill, horological 8mm spindle and ER collet spindle, machine vice and all the necessary tee bolts, allen keys, chuck key, spare drive belt, adjustable 24volt power supply and various other parts. There is a movable and flexible light system also included. The machine comes with a 5C collet indexable headstock that can be driven via a rear pulley to enable turning when mounted on the rear table. Standard 5c collets (not included) of up to 1” can be used for turning or gear cutting, etc.

Schaublin 102N - a late-model example and mounted on the correct maker's cabinet stand with storage. The bench top measures 150cm x 80cm and the height 85 cm. Overall bed length is one metre.

 ANVIL - double-horned type. Please phone for more details. £75 or offers.

South Bend Heavy 10 Toolroom Lathe. 5-inch centre height, 21 inches between centres, a 1-3/8" spindle bore, a 1-inch collet capacity and driven by a variable-speed 1-phase to 3-phase inverter that extends the range of the standard 12 spindle speeds. This is the genuine Toolroom version, mounted on the maker's rigid cast-iron underdrive stand and fitted with a taper turning, a screwcutting gearbox, power cross feed and a full collet set on an integrated mounting board.

Duro Pillar Drill. A high-quality, American-made machine of especially sound construction. Fitted with a genuine Jacobs 1/2" capacity drill chuck and the original motor with a built-in switch.

Worden Tool & Cutter Grinder. Further developed by an experienced engineer to be a more effective unit - this example includes several very useful accessories. Single-phase motor and ready to use. £450
The bench press is £65

Myford ML7 lathe 3.5" x 20" gap bed, backgeared and screwcutting. Bought new by my father in 1952 (Serial No K24436) and has been well-maintained over the years and kept in c/heated rooms - the paint finish is the original. Mounted on a Myford cabinet stand Single-phase 1/3 hp motor with a reversing switch.

A special and immaculate Boxford Model C lathe 4.5" x 24" backgeared and screwcutting. This lathe has been restored, over 400 hours, to the highest standards by an ex-Dean-Smith & Grace machine tool fitter with the bed and slideways have all hand scraped back into perfect alignment. Comes with a 3-jaw chuck, the correct half-depth body 6-inch 4-jaw chuck, a set of screwcutting changewheels including an inch-to-metric 127/100t transposing gear, genuine Boxford 4-way toolpost, thread-dial indicator faceplate, and a catchplate. The lathe’s first owner was Mr.

Boley Model 3L or 4L backgeared and screwcutting lathe - for restoration. Long-term stored but with a mass of equipment including a set of screwcutting changewheels, spare chuck backplates - and everything shown in the photograph. Complete with a single-phase motor (untested), push-button starter and a "fast-and-loose" clutch-type countershaft. £295 or offers Full details of these lathes and their specification can be found here.

Emco FB2 Vertical Milling Machine. A well-made, compact and versatile machine with a table 25" x 6", longitudinal travel of 15 inches, cross travel of 5.5" and 14.5" of vertical travel on the head. The quill travel is 1.6 inches and the spindle bored with a No.2 Morse taper. Single-phase motor with six spindle speeds from 120 to 2000 r.p.m. Complete with comprehensive equipment including four genuine Emco accessories: a rotary table, a collet chuck with a set of collets, a boring head and machine vice.

Myford VM-B Vari-speed milling and drilling machine - a compact but versatile machine. Single-phase and complete with many useful accessories including a collet chuck with collets, the maker's swivel-base machine vice, a clamping set, tooling and the maker's operation manuals. In excellent original condition having had very little use by one private owner from new. Fully tested. Year of Manufacture 2000. Serial No 87136. Details of the Myford VM-B miller can be found here:

Cowells 90ME Precision Miniature Lathe. The lathe is exceptionally well equipped with a range of genuine maker's accessories that include: a milling slide with machine vice, a Burnerd precision ring-scroll 3-jaw chuck, a Burnerd 4-jaw chuck, another 3-jaw chuck, a dividing attachment, fixed steady, travelling steady, a quick-change toolpost with 4 tool holders, a 4-way toolpost, a set of collets and a collet holder, a set of screwcutting changewheels, faceplate, two angle plates, four die holders, a rear toolpost for parting off, a tailstock chuck and revolving tailstock ce

Pultra 1590 Precision Bench Lathe - this was the largest of the Pultra lathes made with a 90 mm (3.5") centre height and a 20 mm bore spindle. Complete with a screw-feed compound slide rest, 3-jaw chuck, a number of collets and the lever-action collet closer. Power is provided by a single-phase to 3-phase infinitely-variable speed inverter. £450 or offers.  Full details of Pultra1590 lathes here

For Sale: Amolco Vertical Milling Machine. A very tidy example mounted on a solid, inch-thick steel plate on top of a cabinet stand. This compact miller has seen little use in my ownership as it was always a little small for my needs. I've now a bigger miller, so this one is surplus to requirements. Comes with a single-phase motor, a Clarke table, a good-quality swivel-base machine vice, a Jacobs drill chuck and a little MT1 flycutter. Details of Amolco Millers here

Drummond Vintage Lathe circa 1910 - complete, original and in full working order. 3.5" x 15" gap-bed, backgeared and screwcutting. Mounted on the original maker's stand that has been motorised but retains the correct treadle-driven flywheel assembly. Complete with all the extensive tools and extras used by the last long-term owner.

Colchester Chipmaster Lathe. A very low-hours 5.5" x 23" lathe with speeds from 35 to 3000 r.p.m. Just fitted with a top-of-the-range Newton-Tesla inverter at a cost of £520. The lathe is in perfect working order, having only been used in a research and development department. I bought the lathe in 2017 - but it's been unused since 2019 due to back trouble.

Boxford Lathe 4.5" x 22" backgeared and fitted with a screwcutting gearbox and 16-speed drive from a single-phase motor with a Dewhurst reversing switch. Owned by a retired Bristol Aerospace engineer and used in a hobby workshop for thirty years making clocks and steam engines - cutting mainly brass and alloy. It's well-maintained and in good condition. The indexing toolpost is mounted directly on the cross slide but the normal tool-holding top slide is, of course, included. Mounted on a metal bench with shelves. Accessories include:

Hommel UWG1 multi-function machine tool. It appears to be largely complete and with a number of accessories as shown in the photographs including a large number of screwcutting changewheels and collets. The only fault appears to be a broken bracket on the motor mount. More pictures available if requested. The machine is in the USA but I am happy to pack securely and ship worldwide at the buyer's cost. US$5000 or offers. Full details of the Hommel UWG1 can be found here

Elliott Mini Jig Borer. A compact, high-accuracy machine in super condition with very little light use. Single-phase phase motor, all feeds working, a lovely quiet, smooth machine tool. Supplied with collets as in photo  Can be transported in a van or trailer and we can help load. There is easy access to the workshop. Full details of these high-class jig borers here

Britannia Colchester Lathe c.1900. Mounted on the maker's treadle stand, backgeared and screwcutting with a gap bed and a complete set of screwcutting changewheels (there is also a tailstock but not shown in the first phtographs). Bought new and has remained in the same family ever since since. The lathe was in regular use until the 1980s - and then kept in dry storage. Can be delivered to any part of UK. For details of Britannia lathes see: http://www.lathes.co.uk/britannia/

Simonet Precision Swiss Capstan Lathe. This is a high-quality, Swiss-made compact machine of Myford/Boxford size in full working order. It's driven by a 2-speed, reversible 3-phase motor (complete with a 3-phase variable-speed inverter) through an intermediate 2-speed gearbox with integral countershaft fitted with a 3-step pulley that gives 24 spindle speeds. It has very substantial headstock bearings (and a T-slot above the front bearing that allows the fitting of a tool slide).