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Habegger Lathes

Swiss-built, and with their own range of unique stands and countershaft drive systems, older Habegger lathes were dimensionally identical to the equivalent Schaublin models - and most accessories from one can be used on the other. Today the most commonly encountered versions are the Neotor, made in screwcutting and plain turning models, and the Type 102 (102 mm/4-inch centre height) plain lathe - produced in toolmaker's form with screw-feed compound slides, as a second-operation lathe with lever-operated slides and, with various form of multi-tool capstan head, as a production model.
Habegger survived until the late 20th century and were making, when last heard of, a 6-axis CNC machine.
If you own a Habegger machine tool of any type, or have any manufacturer's literature, or other information, the writer would be very interested to hear from you.

1947. A batch of eighteen backgeared and screwcutting Habegger Model TDLE "Neotor" lathes ready for dispatch

Habegger plain-turning Neotor" lathes installed in a Swiss watch factory

An early form of the Habegger "Neotor" lathe with built-on, 10-speed countershaft.
This particular, very original example is still in its maker's original paint finish

Exceptionally large headstock bearings. Like many contemporary precision bench lathes the largest headstock pulley is to the left, though in this case the designer seems has seen fit not to take advantage of the extra space gained to support the front bearing with a greater surrounding mass of metal

A particularly robust oil-bath apron was fitted. Not the Schaublin-like feed-screw micrometer dials

Accessory capstan-handle tailstock with rack-and-pinion drive to the long-travel barrel

Habegger quick-set  toolholder and standard, screw-height-adjustable single holder

Habegger collet set

Habegger accessories including a hand T-rest, saw table and cross slide mounted auxiliary centre support

Habegger 102 lathe (102 mm centre height) precision lathe. This model would originally have been mounted on an underdrive stand

Habegger plain precision toolmakers' lathe