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A headstock mounted in tandem jigs, one at each end of the casting, on the table of a horizontal borer.

Secondary holes in the headstock casting were jig-drilled on a large radial-arm drill

Turning a leadscrew in a specially-adapted Hendey lathe. It was not unusual for machine-tool companies to buy leadscrews in from specialist manufacturers, but Hendey preferred to make their own.

An alternative method of leadscrew production - thread milling.

Rough turning the nose of an alloy-steel forging - the first stage in the machining of a headstock spindle. The lathe is a Hendey "No. 3 Hi-Speed Production".

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