Anyone know what other brands this was sold under?

[Fred Trevvett]

The APTC 480 lathe:

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I can't find any info about it online but there's a couple of references to the 460, presumably the next size down, that was sold under different brand so I wonder if this was as well? Can't find another lathe that looks like it though...

 

[Windy Miller]

It looks like it has similar parts to my generic 9-20/9-18 lathe that was sold under various different names. Smaller and without the gearbox though.

 

[Screwdriver]

If it was from a school environment, I'd check out Denford or Boxford.

 

[Windy Miller]

If it was from a school environment, I'd check out Denford or Boxford.

More likely to be Warco, Chester, Jet, Naerok or some other Oriental brand name

 

[Fred Trevvett]

More likely to be Warco, Chester, Jet, Naerok or some other Oriental brand name

I've been looking through old warco models but it just doesn't seem quite like them. The very square plain headstock is quite unique, most have angled bits or loads more levers etc.

 

[TEO]

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I can't find any info about it online but there's a couple of references to the 460, presumably the next size down, that was sold under different brand so I wonder if this was as well? Can't find another lathe that looks like it though...

I think it's an Axminster brand or rather Axminster have re-badged something. I don't have anything like it but have a hazy memory of APTC.

 

[TEO]

Just read the description & Axminster are or used to be (been a while since I was involved in that sort of stuff) popular in schools & FE

 

[Fred Trevvett]

Yes, APTC is Axminster power tool centre, they moved away from that acronym in 1995 though. I can't find any info out under the Axminster name though.

 

[Chippie]

As Windy Miller, looks very much like the Chester 9x20 I had, but this one lacks the qc gearbox…

 

[Stupoty]

My optimum branded one has exactly the same control layout and knobs.

Stu

 

[Fred Trevvett]

And we have the answer...it's an emco compact 8:

The leadscrew brackets are different but everything else appears identical. The comments above definitely helped, thanks all

 

[Screwdriver]

how did you actually track it down? Picture search?

 

[Fred Trevvett]

When @Chippie said it looked like his Chester 920 I started looking for 9*20 lathes specifically. That led me to some Chinese brand on lathes.co.uk, reading down the page it said it was developed from the emco.