Besides the better-known "Hobbymat" another machine by VEB was the Prazimat DZL (possibly renamed for other markets including "Saupe & Sohn"). This was made in both 90 mm (3.5") and 100 mm (4") centre heights with 400 mm (17.5") and 500 mm (20") between centres and designated as the Models 180 x 450 and 200 x 500. Apart from capacity the two machines appear to have been identical mechanically with exactly the same speed range. When new this was, for an "East German" machine a relatively expensive model and was listed in 1989 (DZL200) at £1450 with motor, standard accessories and a 100mm 3-jaw chuck. This compared to £1920 for a similarly-equipped Myford Super 7, but the DZL's price did reflect a very useful specification that (unusually for so compact a machine), included a 20mm-bore, No. 3 Morse taper roller-bearing headstock, a wide T-slotted cross slide, power cross feed and six spindle speeds spanning a 63 to 1600 r.p.m. The bed was of the flat and inverted V type and heavily built with both transverse and diagonal bracing. The motor was mounted neatly at the back of the headstock, on a swinging bracket, and drove to the helically-geared spindle with a single V-belt - with a higher speed range with a maximum of 2000 r.p.m. easily achieved by purchasing an alternative motor pulley and belt that were interchangeable with the originals.
A two-speed gearbox was fitted on the end of the leadscrew that gave coarse and fine feeds by the lifting and lowering of a lever, whilst the standard changewheel set provided thirty metric threads from 0.1 to 6.5 mm, thirty-seven English pitches from 3.5 to 96 t.p.i and  twenty-one module pitches from 0.1 to 2.0. Some would accuse the makers of over-engineering the combined leadscrew and feed-shaft where both ends were supported on needle-roller bearings and twin thrust bearings provided to take the end loads. A safety over-load slipping clutch was fitted to the apron and worked on both power sliding and surfacing feeds; the clutch could also be used to stop the feed when the carriage came up against the bed-mounted stop.
The Prazimat was supplied complete with an electric motor and switch gear but, apart from 3 screwdrivers, three spanners and three Allen keys, nothing else. However, a basic accessory kit was available consisting of a direct-mounting 3-jaw chuck, two dead centres of  3 and 2 Morse, a rotating centre, 13mm-capacity tailstock drill chuck and an extra open-jaw 17mm spanner. The lathe occupied an area of 1060 x 580 mm and was obviously based around elements of Austrian Emco design, though no connection with them was acknowledged. Whilst few were sold in the UK the lathe appears to have found greater success in the USA.
Recent Prazi II Apollo series lathes and milling machines are identical to the current Wabeco models, even to the Model Series designation numbers..

Compact motor mount and changewheel drive.