Top Slide Hobbymat Sd300
SAaupe Mini-Turn MD200 Latheemail:SAUPE Mini-Turn MD200A greatly simplified version of the better-known and lacking both a multi-speed drive system and power feed to the carriage, the Saupe Mini-Turn MD200 appears to have been a low-cost machine confined to the mainland European market. In place of the eight speeds of the Hobbymat, which spanned 250 to 2000 r.p.m., the Mini-Turn made do with just three, direct from the motor to an overhung pulley on the end of the headstock spindle. The speeds, 560, 1000 and 2000 r.p.m., were rather high and thus limited the machine to a rather narrow range of work. Also missing was a swivelling top slide and the power feed to the carriage, the lathe becoming in effect a plain-turning type - again greatly reducing its usefulness and versatility in a modeller's workshop. Instead of the carriage-drive screw passing down the front of the bed, as on the MD65, on the Saupe it ran along the rear, being supported by a plate bolted to the end of the bed and 'overhung' where it passed through the rear of the carriage casting.Some high-resolution picture - may be slow to loadThe very basic Saupe MD200 miniature latheIn place of the eight speeds of the Hobbymat, that spanned 250 to 2000 r.p.m., the Mini-Turn made do with just three, direct from the motor to an overhung pulley on the end of the headstock spindle.
Under the name Hobbymat and Prazi(mat) and they were cheap but good quality. Nowadays they have doubled their prices. Their lathes look good. A friend of mine has the SD300 and is very satisfied with it. I considered the SD500 myself but found it too expensive. I think they are playing in the same league as Emco-Maier and Myford, could be the. Made originally in what used to be 'East Germany', by VEB Prazisionsdrehmaschinen (now, Unitech) the Hobbymat MD65 Universal (as it was known in the UK) and BFE vertical milling attachment and stand-alone miller were also marketed in the USA as part of the Prazimat range - and in parts of Europe as the Saupe & Sohn and Proxxon.
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The speeds, 560, 1000 and 2000 r.p.m., were rather high - thus limiting the machine to a rather narrow range work.Instead of the carriage-drive screw passing down the front of the bed, as on the MD65, on the Saupe it ran along the rear, being supported by a plate bolted to the end of the bed and 'overhung' where it passed through the rear of the carriage casting.email:SAUPE Mini-Turn MD200.
Prazi SD500 10' x 24' lathe for sale. Located in the suburbs, north of Chicago. Prefer local pick-up. I will help load.
Lathe has had very little use. It includes an exceptionally nice bench with hardwood drawers. Also includes all tooling shown in photos except tool chest seen on bottom shelf. E-mail me with any questions. I'm out of town often, so it might take a few days for me to reply.
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I will post the photos later this evening.Dave GordonDescription:The Prazi SD500 Superturn 10'x20' Universal High Precision Geared Head German made Lathe is ergonomically designed, safe, easy to service, very functional and improves the use of lathe controls with minimal operator effort. This extremely rugged lathe design has a strong headstock with highly rigid precision ground main spindle that turns on large diameter adjustable taper roller bearings. Vibration free headstock uses short shafts and wide body precision ground gears. The 1HP main motor uses a V-belt system to drive the spindle for maximum power transmission. Smooth, quiet running spindle is accurate to.0002' with six spindle speeds consisting of 75-150-300-480-960-1900 RPM (optional speeds available)The SD500 robustly built bed is fully ribbed with precision ground V-guide way bed for improved cutting performance, true machine accuracies, and long lasting machine life. Hi Guys,I've had several people ask how much I want for the lathe.
I don't have a specific asking price. I've been looking on e-bay and haven't seen any Prazi lathes. They don't show-up very often. The only info I have is the price of a new Prazi lathe. You can look at,they are the distributer for Prazi. The price of a new SD400 7.5' x 16' lathe is $3800. Mine is an SD500 10' x 24'.
It is a very nice machine and includes the work bench and lots of additional tooling. If you are interested, make me an offer. I won't be offended. If you are serious about this machine, I'm sure we can work out a deal. I'd like to see it go to a good home. That's why I posted it on Practical Machinist.
If I don't get any offers here, I guess I'll put in on e-bay.Thanks,Dave Gordon.