Good "wrap-around" is essential for successful flat-belt operation and when I first saw the remarkably well-preserved lathe pictured below the owner had arranged the flywheel-drive belt so that, instead of passing under the jockey pulley and increasing the belt contact, he had passed it over the top - and so reduced it. It says much for the machine's capabilities that he had, nevertheless, managed to make two model locomotives before the error was pointed out to him.
Originally, the lathe was supplied with heavy cast-iron covers over the changewheels and front section of the large drive pulley but, unfortunately, these have been lost. The headstock-bearing drip-feed oilers were not originally fitted, but every small lathe benefits from their installation - they are completely reliable (if rather fragile) and you can see exactly how the oil supply is functioning.
A version of the much lighter "Model S" was also available fitted to a stand of this configuration - but, usually being on a tight budget, the typical "S" buyer can seldom have been tempted by such luxury and consequently  these versions are particularly rare.