The universal grinding machine table, which could be swung 45 degrees clockwise and 15 degrees anti-clockwise, was mounted parallel to the lathe bed and used the latter as mount for its wheel head. Two gears connected the head to controls at the front of the grinding machine. The maximum swing over the table was 7" and the largest job that could be accommodated was 6.5" in diameter and 10" long.
For internal grinding the wheel head had to be swivelled through 180 degrees to bring to the front the mounting face for the internal grinding attachment. The maximum diameter that could be ground internally was 4".
For tool and cutter grinding a variety of attachments were available, including a special Universal Cutter Head that replaced the workhead of the cylindrical grinder.
For surface grinding a platform was mounted on the standard table and a magnetic chuck attached to it. An extension was also fitted to the standard wheel head to bring the stone forward and so increase its coverage.

Universal Grinding
In this operation an valve from the engine of the chief engineer's Type 27 Bugatti is being ground by combining the swivelling actions of the wheel head and work head. As the boat left Sydney new bevel gears were being generated for the crankshaft to camshaft drive - and by Vancouver the new gudgeon pins were finished….