European Built to high quality standards, LION Lathes are designed to provide the ideal combination of heavy construction, rigidity, accuracy, simplicity, and reliability. Most models feature heavy duty monoblock bed construction with extra wide bedways and extraordinarily heavy machine weights. All LION Lathes feature heavy duty clutched headstocks with hardened and ground steel gears, which provide the user with ample rigidity for effortless cutting. Spindles feature world renowned Precision SKF bearings, resulting in high accuracy. LION Lathes provide versatility with a wide array of features such as 4-way rapid traverse, inch & metric threading without change of gear, an exceptionally wide variety of threading & feeding, 2-speed tailstocks, and large spindle bores. With all these features and more, LION is the “complete lathe”.