From November 1976 Boxford marketed the 5" x 22|" Model ME10, a less expensive lathe - though constructed from components identical to the more expensive machines. The first versions had a normal full-length countershaft and were little different to the run-of-the-mill rear-drive model - the aim, presumably, being to use up supplies of  no-longer-needed parts as the successful under-drive models took centre stage. Also available mounted on a special stand, the lathe was intended to run alongside the under-drive and rear-drive models and could be had in any of the three usual A, B and C specifications. The main difference between the later ME10 and the ordinary rear-drive models was the significantly reduced amount of room required to install it - a much more compact countershaft arrangement being used that made it far more suitable for the home workshop--the market segment that Boxford must have been targeting.
Most ME10s are found with a drive system bolted to the back of the bed, allowing covers to be used that, unlike earlier designs, required no extra room to be swung fully open. As a consequence, fitted to its own cabinet, the ME10 took up only a little more space front to back than the under-drive versions. One difference noticed on these lathes, though it is not certain that all were so equipped, is the use of quieter-running, Oilite-bushed, tumble-reverse gears in fibre. The fibre gears can be fitted to all other models and have definite advantages if the lathe is to be used where noise might be a problem. One (expensive) option offered on the ME10 was an effective spindle clutch - a fitting that, sadly, was never made available for other versions and remained exclusive to the model..