Colchester Student Lathe Mk.2 6.5" x 24". Detachable gap bed model in fine original condition, well equipped and in perfect running order.

For Sale: Myford ML10 lathe 3.25" x 13" backgeared and screwcutting. This is later models fitted with taper-roller spindle bearings but also updated to the top-of-the-range "Diamond 10 Speed Ten" specification using original Myford - this giving 10 speeds from 48 to 2000 r.p.m. Mounted on a stand on with castors, a custom-made drip/swarf tray which in turn is supported on a 10 mm thick flash ground steel plate allowing set-up alignment to be maintained on a bench or stand via 3 x12 mm bolts.

Myford Super 7B with screwcutting gearbox, spindle clutch, quick-change toolpost and mounted on the maker's cabinet stand with levelling blocks and a deep chip tray. Previously owned by three model engineers in Banbury - who also had bigger lathes - so has had only light use. Hence, it's in good all-round condition with no obvious bed wear. Comes with a single-phase motor, push-button starter and a reversing switch, 3-jaw chuck, 4-jaw chuck, faceplate, catchplate, a precision keyless tailstock drill chuck, thread-dial indicator and a good selection of cutting tools.

Boxford ME 10A 5" x 24" lathe with a full screwcutting and feeds gearbox, power cross feed, coolant and a spindle clutch (the only Boxford model ever to have the latter fitting).  This is a very late model and in exceptionally fine condition - having had just one owner from new in 1981 and - from the appearance of the original paint and slideway - very little used.

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

Harrison Union Graduate Wood-turning Lathe. 6" centre height and 30 inches between centres. Running on a recently installed single-phase motor. When I acquired the lathe I fitted new spindle bearings - so will be good for many years of more service - and with the lathe is a new pair of spare bearings.

Colchester Chipmaster Lathe. A very low-hours 5.5" x 23" lathe with speeds from 35 to 3000 r.p.m. In perfect working order having had only light use in a research and development department. I bought the lathe in 2017 - but it's been unused since 2019 due to back trouble.

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

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/

For Sale: A beautiful Antique Weisser Model EE Lathe in full working order. With a centre height of around 6 inches, and talking perhaps 30 inches between centres, this backgeared and screwcutting Weisser lathe has been preserved in remarkably fine condition. Fitted with a Norton-type quick change gearbox (with an instant-release a dog clutch on the leadscrew, a detachable gap bed, power sliding and surfacing feeds, it's driven by its original remote countershaft and a single-phase motor.

Colchester Bantam lathe 5.75" x 20" on the maker's cabinet stand and running on 1-phase electrics. The lathe has been unused for two years but is in full working order and complete with all the small parts that the last owner was using. Fitted with dual inch/metric dials, coolant, a Dickson quick-set toolpost, Coventry dies heads, tailstock chuck, tailstock die holder, a 3-jaw chuck, a carriage stop, thread-dial indicator, a light unit and some useful cross-slide attachments.