Making parts, not just joining them · review
A precision lathe that cuts threads — the operation that separates a lathe from a machine that turns things round.
Where we come out Buy it for threads and precision, not for capacity.
Not size. A €718 machine on this page swings a larger workpiece. What this adds is the geared leadscrew for threading, taper turning, and the fit and finish of a maker that has served modelmakers for decades.
Steel, brass and aluminum — named rather than implied. That is worth noting on a small machine, because a lathe that will only really cut brass and aluminum is a different tool from one specified for steel.
Every figure above comes from the manufacturer’s published specification for this reference. Fields the listing does not publish are left out rather than estimated. Market availability was verified per market on the EAN.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-08-13. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Maximum workpiece length | 250 mm (9.84 in) |
|---|---|
| Operations named by the maker | Facing, longitudinal and taper turning, thread cutting |
| Materials named by the maker | Steel, brass, aluminum |
| Amazon reference | B010UTD3LI |
| EAN | 4006274240025 |
Because it is the operation that lets you make a part rather than modify one. A lathe that turns and faces can make a spacer; a lathe that cuts threads can make a bolt, a spindle, an adaptor between two systems that were never meant to meet. It requires a leadscrew geared to the spindle, which is machinery a cheaper lathe does without.
For modelmaking, instrument work and small mechanical parts, yes. For repairing machinery — shafts, pins, long bushes — often not. The capacity is the honest limit of this class, and it is why the machine sits alongside larger, cheaper lathes on this page rather than above them.
8.4/ 10
Buy it for threads and precision, not for capacity.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 13, 2026.
Precision work where you need to make a thread rather than buy one
Here because the consumable states this machine by name.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for welding and metalworking machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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