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The Stark No. 4 lathe was the larger of the Company's two original models. With a swing of 9 inches, and a between-centres' capacity of 20 inches, the 38 inch long machine accepted collets with a maximum capacity of 0.75 inches - the largest in its class at the time. Numerous useful accessories were available, including bed-mounted turrets and a horizontal milling machine which bolted onto the headstock end of the bed.
The original Stark No. 4 Precision Bench Lathe in basic form with a hand-tool rest and screw-feed tailstock.
The Stark No. 4 equipped with 6-station self-indexing turret assembly and a lever-action "cut-off" or "forming slide"
In this early version of the Stark No. 4 lathe the headstock-end foot was extended to support a small compound table assembly which enabled simple horizontal milling to be undertaken. With the addition of a swivel-head Stark dividing head and tailstock the process of gearcutting - as demonstrated in the illustration - also became possible. A later version of this unit, with bevel-gear driven table elevation and full handwheels can be seen here.