SHERATON Cub, Cadet, Diploma and Defiance lathes. These lathes were mechanical copies of the LeBlond and "LeBlond Makino" lathes as made from the 1950s to 1980s. Supplied for these Sheraton lathes is a copy of the detailed and well-illustrated Instruction, Maintenance & Illustrated Parts Manual as detailed Cross-Sectional Drawings as published by LeBlond, not Sheraton. Instead of the various models being accorded a Model Type by size, as per the LeBlond system. Sheraton gave them individual names: Cub, Cadet, Diploma and Defiance.