Colchester Centre lathes are the most well known manual turning lathe in the world. From the Student, Master, Triumph, Mascot, Mastiff and the new heavyweight Magnum lathe, Colchester has centre lathes suiting any workshop application
Colchester’s conventional lathe range gives training establishments and industrial users superb cutting performance, reliability, accuracy and exceptional ease of use on any Colchester centre lathe.
| Student | Master VS | Triumph VS | Mascot VS | Mastiff VS | Magnum | Magnum LS | |
| Distance between centres | 635 / 1000mm | 650mm | 1200mm | 1000 / 1500 / 2000mm | 1000 / 1500 / 2000 / 3000mm | 1500 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000mm | 1500 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000mm |
| Swing over bed | 330mm | 350mm | 400mm | 460mm | 554mm | 670mm | 820mm |
| Spindle bore | 40mm | 42mm | 54mm | 76mm | 104mm | 104 / 155mm | 104 / 155 / 230mm |
| Spindle nose | D1-4 Camlock | D1-4 Camlock | D1-6 Camlock | D1-8 Camlock | D1-11 Camlock | D1-11 / A2-11 | D1-11 / A2-11 / A2-15 |
| Spindle speeds | 40-2500rpm | 17-3250rpm | 14-2500rpm | 20-2000rpm | 8-1800rpm | 1 18-1800 / 1000rpm | 18-1800 / 1000 / 600rpm |
| Spindle motor power | 2.2kW | 7.5kW | 7.5kW | 11kW | 11kW | 22kW | 22kW |
Powerful, high- performance linear rail type CNC lathes in 2, 3 and 4 axis versions with sizes from 45mm up to 65mm spindle bore.