Woodturning versions
Two dedicated woodturning versions of the Hobbymat were produced - and advertised in the UK as the MD120 and MD150 Variant. These differed from the metal lathe in having a greater centre height that matched in mm their model number - i.e. 120 mm and 150 mm -  a gap bed to turn a maximum of 300 mm in diameter (360 mm for the MD150) and a capacity between centres of 300 mm for the MD120 and around 650 mm for the MD150. However, supplied as standard with the MD120 was an extra bed section that gave an additional 350 mm of capacity--or even more if placed further away. The spindle, with a screwed nose, was driven directly from the motor and had three speeds of 950, 1450 and 2100 r.p.m.
The Variant was supplied complete with a 6-piece chisel set, rotating centre, wood-drive centre, toolrest, faceplate with a woodscrew centre, egg cup chuck, the 350 mm bed extension and a tool kit of spanner, screwdriver and Allen key.
Copied by the Chinese, a version of the lathe was marketed as the Al-Ko (and possibly using other names). Seemingly identical in all respects to the original, it was sold on the British market for a short time during the 1970s