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The Stark No. 3 7-inch swing Precision Bench Lathe was intended for use by "Electricians, Machinists, Astronomical and Surgical Instrument makers and for the manufacture of Fine Machinists' Tools and Machinery of every description". The capacity between centres on the 32-inch long bed was 18 inches and the through-collet capacity ranged from 0.020" to 0.400". On its introduction it was the only lathe of its type fitted with a spindle having the end thrust taken on a ball-bearing (anti-friction) race. More pictures here
The basic Stark No. 3 Precision Bench Lathe with a simple hand-tool rest
The screw-feed compound slide rest - which had no feed-screw graduations - fitted with a special boring toolholder with eccentric height adjustment - exactly like that used by Rivett on their "8-inch Precision".
Stark No. 3 lathe fitted with an eccentric-height adjuster boring tool mounted on a special slide to speed up repetitive boring and facing work. Whilst the cross feed used an ordinary lever-operated arrangement, the longitudinal feed was by a rack-and-pinion mechanism engaged by a large handwheel at the back of the unit.
Ball-turning Rest. A useful accessory able to generate spherical shapes from 1/8 to 2 inches in diameter.
The complete grinding assembly included the grinding head shown below, a special short, offset tailstock (around which the abrasive wheel could reach to grind pieces held between centres) and a countershaft unit with a long drum which allowed the compound slide with its grinding head to be placed anywhere on the bed.
Toolpost-mounted Grinding Attachment: This early version, which lacked the heavier build of later designs, was described in the first catalogs as a simple "grinding attachment" and was intended for internal and light external grinding. The unit was driven by a round rope driven from a long drum attached to the overhead countershaft and was usually clamped into the position usually occupied by the tool post - and was therefore adjustable through all the normal movements and angles associated with the compound slide. Whilst Stark eventually listed four different models to suit the various sizes of lathe, all had the same 17/16" spindle travel. More pictures here.