Potentially the best watchmakers lathe ever made. This example has seen some use. Based on the initials on the right of the lathe and the numbering on the box, I suspect that it may have been part of a watchmaking school at some point. Most are Boley original, but the dog bones? Shown in the 2nd to last picture are not. The wooden block is replacement: should be iron-wood; it’s walnut & should be replaced with iron wood if you are going to polish with it. The saw holder collet (last picture) is also not original, but works fine. The drawbar is a replacement (made by me). Fully functional & high quality, but not original to this lathe. The box is in good shape, but the latches are not original. The motor is 220V 50 Hz. Great if you are in Europe, but not for those in the US. With a minor re-wiring, you can then control the motor speed with exactness and it runs at your choice of speed as smooth as butter. I can give you some tips on this if you like. This lathe is a dream. When I got one in watchmaking school, even the teachers started to drool. (I have another which I will keep and use for all of my high-precision work). The pictures are the description. If you have a question, just ask. The collets (3-50mm) are complete, but two of them (12, 50) are not Boley. They are Schaublin or Bergeon – not sure which, but really high quality (equivilent to Boley), so not an issue unless you are a purist. This is not mint and is priced accordingly. In response to questions. 1 Cross slide backlash: L/R i. Going towards the spindle: I’m seeing about 30-40 degrees. This cooresponds to 3 or 4 on the full turn scale of 25. Cutting into the diameter of the part: I see about 8 on a scale of 50 for a full turn. This appears to be about 50 degrees. 2 Runout: This was hard to measure. It depends on having a straight rod, and more importantly tightening the piece correctly in the collet, trueness of the collet, etc. I found the straightest rod that I could and then cut the ends using my schaublin 70 lathe to try to get them relatively straight and 3 mm in diameter. I then attached them to this lathe using the 3 mm collet. I ran 3 tests each time removing the rod, finding a random orientation, and then tightening the piece. I measured the max deviation of the rod at a location 74.5 mm from the spindle. The values I got (max from steady rest minus min from steady rest) were 0.38 mm, 0.01mm, and 0.20 mm. I do not trust these measurements to be entirely accurate. I think that clamping of the part is as likely to introduce as much error as the spindle itself, but anyhow this is what I could measure. Take it with a grain of salt. 3 Alignment of the odd colored tailstock: This was clearly taken from a different unit. I have checked alignment visually and cannot see any misalignment. This is the offset tailpiece which is used with the very fine triangular heads for balance staff work. It appears to have been repainted, possibly in a color very close to the original. I have removed a small amount of paint that was in the tube to allow accessories to move through the tub, but it is still a tad on the tight side. Regular use and some thin oil should remove any trace surface rust and allow things to move freely. The item “Boley F1 watchmakers lathe cross slide tailstock accessories” is in sale since Monday, September 6, 2021. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Parts, Tools & Guides\Tools & Repair Kits”. The seller is “watchpickle71″ and is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Model: Boley F1
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
• Brand: Boley
• Type of Tool: Lathe