Introduced at a yet-to-be determined date (but probably the mid 1950s) the "Cadet" was Murad's second centre lathe. It was a geared-head machine of the same 4-inch centre height as the Antartacia but with a completely different headstock and available in two bed lengths giving either 18 or 24 inches between centres. The lathe appears to have been a completely new design, although the upper part of the tailstock - and possibly the compound slide rest with its too-small micrometer dials - may well have been identical to those on the earlier model. The bed was flat, with a gap, and was bolted to a heavy cast-iron tray supported on particularly massive iron legs. Murad claimed that "We have been tempted more than once to mount it on a 'tin-box' type of cabinet so fashionable at the moment but feel that that type of construction, whilst ideal for office machines, cannot be justified in a machine tool."  So there we have it: old-fashioned, ugly - but effective. The electric motor was fastened to the back of the headstock-end leg and drove, by a single V belt, to the headstock input pulley.
Arranged in an unusual way behind the headstock the tumble-reverse mechanism was engaged with a spring-loaded plunger that located into indent holes formed in the edge of the inner changewheel guard at its highest point.
The was very well made and, according to owners, had well-finished castings and a pleasing, easy manner of working. Those who have owned both Murad Bormi and Centre lathes comment on the superiority of the latter in terms of detailing and finish; the Bormilathe being somewhat crude in comparison.