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Grazioli
Italy

Grazioli of Milan made lathes and both vertical and horizontal milling machines. The smallest machine in their lathe range, the "Fortuna", had a centre height of 150mm (6") and a centre capacity of 800mm (31.5"). The larger DANIA range consisted of models with centre heights and (rather short for their size) between centres' capacities of:
150mm (6")/800mm 
180mm (7")/1000-1500mm (39.4/59") 
200mm (7.9")/1000-1500mm, 
215mm (8.5)/1500-2000mm (59/78.7") 
245mm (9.6")/1500-2000mm, 
260mm (10.2")/1500-2000mm
300mm (11.8")/1500/2000mm
The DANIA 260, a typical example of the range, had a centre height of 260mm (10.2") and was available with either 1500 or 2000mm between centres. The bedways were hardened and ground and a gap was standard across the range - in the case of the 260 this admitted material a substantial 750mm (29.5") in diameter. The spindle, bored through 90mm (3.94") carried a Cam Lock 11" D1 nose and ran, driven by a 15 HP motor, at 16 speeds from 16 to 1260 rpm. The screwcutting gearbox provided, through a safety-clutched drive, 72 longitudinal and surfacing feeds and generated metric, English, module and diametral thread without gears having to be added to, or subtracted from, the drive train; automatic knock-off stops were fitted to the longitudinal feeds.
The headstock was strongly built and featured an automatic spindle brake and forced-feed lubrication for the spindle bearings - the headstock gears were sealed and splash lubricated from a separate supply.
Apart from a smaller Cam Lock spindle fitting, even the smallest  machine in the DANIA range, the 180 (illustrated at the bottom of the page) retained all the features, and wide threading range, of its larger brothers.

Grazioli DANIA 260 with a 260mm centre height - and either 1500 or 2000mm between centres.

DANIA 180 - smallest machine of the range - with a 180mm center height and either 1000 or 1500mm between centres