The Summit® 14" Metal Lathe combines accuracy, simplicity and affordability to bring you a proven industry leader. Tested under the most demanding work conditions, the Summit 14" turns rings around other lathes in it's class.

Summit 14" lathes have just the right amount of engineering to afford simplicity of operation, coupled with plain and simple rugged reliability. In addition, built in safety features like the safety clutch in the apron that kicks out the feed and the feed/threading safety interlock eliminating the simultaneous engagement of the feed and threading motion, place these machines in a field of their own -- unparalleled in performance.

A few of the outstanding features of the 14" lathes are a cross ribbed headstock for added strength and stability, with anti-friction mounted shafts and dynamically balanced components; hardened and ground alloy steel gears, shafts and splines, and a precision chrome alloy spindle with a big 1-1/2" thru hole.

Available in 40" center distance, the 14" lathe has 14" swing over the bed, 8 1/4" swing over the cross slide, and 20" swing in the gap. It also features hardened and precision ground bed ways on a heavy one-piece close grain cast bed that is fully ribbed for maximum stability and even thermal expansion. Standard on every machine is a quick-change gearbox for cutting Metric, as well as standard American threads.