The final conventional, manually-operated pantograph engraving machine to be developed by Taylor Hobson was the Pantocut - but before this came the Type K, a model to be sold in both early (Mk.1) and lathe (Mk.2) versions. Each used the same, modern-looking plinth stand carrying an identical 14" x 20" (508 x 356 mm) work table with 7 T-slots, 11" of vertical travel, 10" in both longitudinal and traverse and control by micrometer-dial equipped feed screws, on the Mk.2 the pantograph mechanism was more robust. In addition, before the Type K was announced, a special cutter head had been developed, the "K", this being designed to take the special Taylor Hobson "Axiflat" and "Rigiflat" cutters - the established heads being the ball-bearing Types "L" and "H", these accepting collets to take parallel shank cutters with an adapter to take taper shank ones as well.
While the Mk. 1 Type K was offered as single version, the Mk.2 could also be had "Model "K Deep Throat", a machine that could cope with panels up to 60 inches wide and the Model "K-LP", this being intended for engraving large cut-out letters. Satin-chrome plated, non-glare micrometers dials were fitted to all the feeds screws, though at first these could only be had with imperial divisions. Later, when the pantograph business was under the control of Newing Hall, the option of metric feed screws and dials was introduced.