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Hobbymat MD65 lathe
An old but sturdy east-German (DDR/GDR) metalworking lathe. It was also sold with slight build variations as the following:
- Proxxon MD65
- Proxxon SD300
- Prazi MD65
- Prazi SD300
- SU300 Masterturn
Surprisingly enough it's still on sale –
- Eton e.K. supply spare parts
Manuals
I've scanned the manuals which came with my MD65.
- MD65 manual – scanned and cleaned up by myself.
- Some cheeky people have been printing this and selling copies on ebay… save yourself the money and download it here for free!
- This particular MD65 manual isn't branded Hobbymat on the front page. I'm not sure why this is!
I'm looking for the instructions for the tumbler reverse gear accessory – especially the change gear details. Please email philpem@gmail.com if you have these and can provide a copy.
Headstock and tailstock tapers
- Headstock: MT2 (Morse Taper)
- Tailstock: MT1 (Morse Taper)
Drive belts
- MD65
- 8 x 425 mm
- 8 x 375 mm
- Essel Engineering slow-speed kit
- 6 x 335 mm
The above drive belts are (at the time of writing) available from Essel Engineering.