Smart and brown lathe

[AvonParticipant @avon]

I have a Model M Mk 1, which I'm about 50% through renovating. I'm also drawing it in Onshape as I go, the drawings are all public if you have an account (free). So far I've drawn the headstock and saddle.

[old martParticipant @oldmart]

I was just browsing this old thread and noticed a question asked by Steve King 5 about his Smart & Brown model A. The answer was in error. His lathe has the revised apron, but the original cast iron stand. It is a Mk 1.5, not a Mk 2. The other improvement to the Mk 2 is the single control to engage the back gear, which cannot be identified in general pictures. The Mk 1 and 1.5 require a locking bolt retracting from the pulley before the back gear is engaged. The Mk 2 maximum speed is 1800 rpm, the older ones only 1425 rpm.

[Steve King 5Participant @steveking5]

Thanks for the input old mart

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