Schaublin 102 Plain Tool-room Lathe The apogee of the development of the Schaublin 102 (from the 1974 general catalogue) With a centre height of 102mm and 300mm between centres the Schaublin 102 can be regarded as a grown up version of the Schaublin 70. Indeed, the 102 has many features of the 70 in that it is a truly multi-purpose machine with attachments for milling, grinding, indexing and a host of other applications (see accessories). The Schaublin 102 has been manufactured in excess of 70 years. In that time, although the appearance of the machines altered and the technical details have changed (ie headstock bearing design etc), the basic configuration and specification of the machine has remained the same. There is a remarkable consistency and interchangeability between early machines and the very latest models. My personal machine, which is extensively employed in the reconditioning of other machines, was built in 1939, recently ordered parts (which are still used on the 102N) fitted the machine without modification. Like the Schaublin 70 the 102 was available in three versions: tool-room lathe (TO102) second operation machine with lever carriage and tailstock (TL102) turret lathe (TR102) The tool-room version (TO102) is the preferred machine for the horologist or instrument maker since the head stock spindle accepts either W20 or W25 draw back collets and has a screw operated carriage. Tailstocks are available in either 2MT screw operated (earlier machines often had 2 degree tapers) or W20 or W25 lever operated. As with the Schaublin 70 the other two versions of the lathe are production machines and more than often employ an F type push to close collet system which isn't really suitable for tool-room type work. As the photo below illustrates, the majority of Schaublin's 102 production during the 1950s and 60s was for the turret machines. Lathes were available in base or bench mounted versions. Base mounted machines had extremely heavy one piece cast iron stands which makes the over-all weight of the machine around 400 kg. In the late 70s Schaublin introduced the 102N. Machines are basically the same as the earlier models but along with the general aesthetic trend in the machine tool industry machines were produced with squared-off angular castings.   From the 1993 Schaublin 102 catalogue