Our new Meyer conventional precision centre lathes are offered in different swing diameters and distances between centres, starting from small tool room lathes to very large industrial models. Metal lathes are able to perform turning, parting off, facing off and thread cutting operations and are normally supplied with a steady and follow rest as standard equipment. Many manual centre lathes feature a gap bed design allowing the turning of larger diameters closer to the chuck. Standard safety features include an interlocked chuck guard.