I am really impressed with the craftsmanship of this machine. Not only functional, but a piece of art in it's design as well.

Thank you Steffen for your videos on the Lorch lathe. Seeing the parts in order and working has me digging through the box of things I got with my LL lathe so I can group all the parts together. Excellent video as always :- ) Norm in Arizona

Thank you for taking the time to show all that theese machines are capable of! It is really something to see how smooth it runs as well.

wow , i cannot stop watching this .this machine is insane . and you sir are a craftsman . i consider myself good with tools and hand skills , but this is great . thank u.

Привет уважаеми господин Pahlow!Възхитен съм от възможностите на много операционния струг,а най-вече от високо професионалното Ви умение да боравите с него.Пожелавам Ви крепко здраве,нови успехи в производствения процес,много,много любов и заслужено щастие!

Marketed as a very special model, the tiny and rare KD50 had a centre height of just 50 mm - making it the smallest of the Lorch precision bench lathes. Available in just one bed length of 400 mm, with a between centres capacity of 185 mm, the spindle had a bore of 8 mm and carried collets with a maximum through bore of 5 mm and a non-through of 7 mm. The bed of the lathe was formed into a large box-like casting behind the headstock on the back of which was built a very substantial countershaft unit. Fortunately the designer resisted the temptation to make the drive line too compact and spaced the motor a reasonable distance away from the headstock, the result being a smooth drive that worked effectively without excessive belt tension. With a 1400 rpm motor on a separate swing bracket at the back, spindle speeds of: 324, 490, 725, 1040, 1560, 2320 rpm were available. As an option a 2800 rpm motor could be fitted, doubling the speeds, whilst a few examples have been found with 2-speed motors giving twelve speeds in a much more effective range. Today, if the lathe still has its 3-phase motor, a variable-speed phase inverter would be the ideal solution and allow an owner to get the very best from the system. Nearly always found as a toolmaker's model with collets retained in the headstock by a draw bar, a screw-feed compound slide rest, screw-feed tailstock and a hand T-rest, the KD50 could also be supplied - despite its miniature proportions - for production use with lever operation of the collet closer, cross and top slide and tailstock..

Amazingly well thought out machine. I expect nothing less of clock/watch makers lathes but this one is above the others I've seen.

Was für eine tolle Maschine!! Das Video ist auch wirklich sehr gut gemacht, danke fürs zeigen!!

Beste Maschine! Beste Präsentation! 10/10! Vielen Danke!

Wünderschön, und sehr gut hegestellt die Lorch machinen! Ich hab sie zuerst gesehen in meine 20er jaren wenn ich tätig war als Uhrenmacher! Ich finde sie sehr schön , selbst habe ich schon seit 25 jahre eine Emco compact 5! Besten dank fur das video!!

Very nice and accurate lathe! Thank you, Steffen. I enjoy it!

Lovely little lathe! It can do everything the big ones can do. And if someone doesn't like that..... You can pick it up and smack them over the head with it. Thanks for the fun video!

Es ist wunderbar zu sehen, eine Person geschickte Arbeit. Herzlichen Grüße

Eine wunderbare Maschine und ein absolut professsionelles Video! Glückwunsch!

An absolutely beautiful little lathe! It looks to be extremely well made and precise. I would have loved to look over the masters shoulder who built this.

Best machine! Best presentation! 10/10! Vielen danke!

Absolutes Top- Video. Herrlich der Sound von einer alten Wanduhr im Hintergrund.

Just a beautiful small machine... precision all the way.

What a Master Piece! I love the "mini" in mini lathe. German engineering is so impressive!

What an exquisite little piece of beauty . . . . thanks for posting this !

Mr. Pahlow! Another great video. Thanks.

I recently purchased a Taig lathe and love it .Have a video on here of me using it for the first time ,learning reading ,talking w machinists, watch more lathe vids etc. The Taig is under $500 and made in the good old USA.

Wonderful, I think this is a most versatile little machine I ever seen

Beautiful machine, and beautiful video!

Neben der schönen Drehbank auch ein tolles Video!

Interessante Maschine und ein tolles Video!

Great demo very interesting and very clear. What a beautiful little lathe.

thank you Mr.Steffen Pahlow..your lathe & your video is very nice..your lathe very worthable in watch makers life.

The biggest mystery I have is which manufacture to buy from, and which tools to buy first, as a lot of us have limited finances available for our hobby. Though another theory I have is to just buy the biggest lathe and mill I can afford, and then make all my own tools from that lathe and mill. I wonder what others think? Thanks for the video.

Amazing! I've seen unimats, but this is far superior.

Tolles Video. Die Maschine ist sehr vielseitig. Besonders gut finde ich die automatische Auskupplung der Leitspindel. Klar, dies alles kann man auch mit einer großen Drehmaschine machen, aber es ist schön anzusehen, wie diese Funktionen mit der kleinen Maschine auch möglich sind.

I love this video and have watched it several times. it calms me and I wish I could find a machine like that for myself.Your videos are my favorite, I would love to be able to watch you for real. I would pay 5000 american for that machine.

Lorch, Schmidt & Co., makers of some of the finest miniature lathes ever produced. Too bad they no longer exist...

Сразу видно, настоящий токарь!! Пол пальца на правой руке нет! :)

Einwandfrei! Weiter so...!!! :-)

Which lathe would you recommend? Show me a better one, I'm interested! Thanks and regards Steffen Pahlow

Ja today! "Sherline" it looks nice and answers the modern time. I have no experience with these kind of lathes. It reminds me of a "Hommel UWG". Steffen Pahlow

Isso é uma pepita!!!

Well done and nice craftsmanship.

Isto sim !! Não desmerecendo a Monalisa isto sim e ARTE,obrigado por postar esta obra para nos desfrutar

This is amazing!

beautiful little lathe, did the video contain all of the attachments offered? This is the first lathe that I have seen with a floating headstock, cutting threads without a half nut, the pulley system to power the saw head, a built in index plate system. This is a great example of Swiss ingenuity and accuracy. Index Lathes, Sip Jig Bores and now the Starrag Heckert machining centers with the rotary table doubling as a VTL. Not to forget the Dixi machining centers. All excellent machinery.

it is beautiful ! you make me jealous with all your nice toys :)

Absolutely wonderful , versatile little lathe..

Es admirable por su dedicación en un torno con un nivel de calidad y precisión que es envidiable para cualquiera que sea amante de estas máquinas.

One word.......QUALITY!

Sweet little machine. I would love to own one. A million things you can do with it. But mostly, I love the sweater.

This is amazing, I want one.

this is perfect for my workshop, how much is this beauty??????

Very nice little machine. Very precise.

Simplesmente maravilhoso, gostei muito de ver. Parabéns.

Amazing.just what I've always wanted.

真是萬能的車床!!!!!不虧是工作母機之母

Имея прямые руки и точный ум, самому сделать тяжело, но потянешь.

Muito bom...precisão total! Congratulations!!!

Сразу видно, настоящий токарь!! Половины указательного пальца на правой руке нет!

Great video, any chance you can do one of these for the Schaublin 70? :p

excelente trabajo realmente impresiona tanta presicion mis sinceros saludos cordiales desde la República ARGENTINA

Bravo this has to be a fine German piece of equipment

Wunderbar !!!

c'est une pure merveille un grand merci au démonstrateur

Apsolute perfection! That's it!

beautiful, just beautiful

Amazing!

Exelente máquina , Los felicito!!!

nunca había visto una cosa tan preciosa, para mi es una obra de Ingieneria,ademas me parece muy solido por lo pequeño que es.

a work of art

that is one gorgeous piece of gear. i can only imagine how pricey it must be

very very nice lathe!!!!!

now thats a proper jewelers lathe!!!! Man, its got it all!!!1 But you got to spend some time getting them setup. Not a big deal cause its got all the attachments in the world

thats a very nice pice of raw technology right there :) i didnt saw a gear milling add..omg i just saw ..... :D veri nice

Traumhaftes Maschinchen!!!

simply gorgeous!

wieviel wiegt das Sahnestück?

una belleza, para los amantes de la mecanica, debe doler ensuciarlo de viruta, saludos Manuel...

Where I can find to buy this machine I love it!

thats a very nice pice of raw technology right there :) i didnt saw a gear milling add..

Espetáculo de ferramenta, alguém saber valor e onde comprar?

Very nice lathe. If you can't find or afford one of these and you make mostly small scale parts, then I would recommend a Sherline. They are very nice lathes for the money and can be purchased as manual machines or CNC. If you buy the manual version, they are very easily converted to CNC later if you like.

I love little machines like this. But, this has to be crazy expensive.

Awesome thing, even more awesome when you think that no CAD was used in it's design. Just some very smart people.

Heavy lathes prefer accuracy. I agree. But it isn‘t the issue / topic here. Would you use a heavy lathe like you suggest, if you work as watchmaker? A fixed gear is not a good advice. Consider how often do you use such a gear. Important is only the possibility changing the speeds of revolutions, the pulleys secure that. This kind of lathes were produced and delivered for / to watchmakers and precision engineers till ca. year 2000. The owners are happy to have one. Thanks Steffen Pahlow

Hallo Steffen! Ich habe ein problem.Habe eine fantastische Lorch BII z gekauft in guter condition.Werde sie ganz restaurieren.Es ist ein wirkliches qualiteits produkt,Mir fehlt leider die feste und mitlaufende brille,und noch was klein zubehoer.Das groste problem ist aber das wartungsbuch mit den massen ,zum spiel einstellen,in hauptsache hauptspindel (und den correcten process dazu) Ich habe schon etwas daten von deiner webseite runtergeladen und das ist besser als nichts.Kannst du mir helfen ?

Beautiful lathe, and a wonderful presentation. The only question I have is: Where do I get one? Thanks for another great video..!!...JM in USA...

thanks i never saw manual for the andra zwingenberger does lorch kd50 lathe have a users manual am searching for a lorch kd50 here thanks a lot

spettacolare macchina d'altri tempi

Wonder now it is 2014, what would a complete Lorch lathe outfit with chucks and accessories cost in U.S. Dollars compared to the Swiss Franc?

Great movie!!!

nice mini Lathe machine.

is it possible to cut in that way threads in steel?

Hi where I can buy a good lathe for jewellery like the model you show in this video or similar? How much the price can be in a range? Thanks Davide

отлично....!

Do you get the feeling this guy has preserved this machine and presents it outstanding condition - yet it never gets used for purpose.

melodicspeed, esa joya sirve para tornería de precisión, pins, roscas de macho de diferentes distancias de ranuras, cabezales de fijación, engrenajes de diferentes diámetros y todo lo que no consigues en una bulorería industrial. Fijate un dia adentro de un reloje y vas a saber para que sirve esta máquina. ME ENCANTO ESA MÁQUINA... Vi muchas parecidas en Alemania, pero nunca con tantas funciones como esta del video. El precio de una de esta siginifica unos 15 meses de mi sueldo. Cuando sea milionario voy a comprar una de estas para decorar mi living.

very nice lathe owned a similar old east german lathe not as good as this one it had only one slide and a folding bar to convert it into a vertical slide this machine is more stronger as it has legs that machine had a single bar very nivce lathe thanks yuri reddi

Wow, das ist eine nette kleine Drehmaschine, vor allem mit so vielen Möglichkeiten und leider auch sehr teuer mi den vielen Zusätzen. Ich habe die große Proxxon Leitspindel-Drehmasch.und habe den X/Y-Support auf Digital-Lineal umgerüstet. Das Video ist sehr gut gemacht und man sieht das Maschinchen ist mit Liebe gepflegt ♥ Viel Spaß damit, Gruß von Walter aus ULM !

für einen gelernten Feinmechaniker wie mich ist das ein Porno :)

Máquina fantástica.

Uma peça de arte!

I just can get tired of watching this video! I have seen it at least 20 times!