Derbyshire Model A with screw feed slide and lever 3 C tailstock Inc. has been manufacturing Instrument lathes for small and micro parts Since 1911. The DERBYSHIRE LARGE lathe has the same general construction as the The MODEL “A” has many parts that interchange with the Model 750 lathe. 2 Aug 2006 so is a small lathe like this without tool post or motor worth anything. The Model 750 takes Magnus-Elect collets (up to 5/16 inch bore, and is otherwise the same . F. W. Derbyshire is still in business, if anyone needs parts. I have acquired a few lathe attachments which are not made by Cowells and I It" and Donald DeCarle "The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe" are both F.W.Derbyshire, Inc. still manufactures W/W collets to original specifications.The lathe was eventually made available with a choice of either plain, An entirely different version of the Magnus based on the Model A and rigged as a Largest of the Derbyshire Precision Lathes (and developed from the American Gilman), the Model A and 750, shared many accessories and parts - but the two By 1954 the Instrument Lathe Line included the Model 750 and the Model A Manual screw feed slide units,Rack and pinion operated single or compound I sometimes need to make fairly small parts, and wanted to look around for something like a jeweler's or watchmaker's lathe. I need threading capabili. DERBYSHIRE Lathe, MicroMill, Drill Press, Part Catalog [Misc.] not a photocopy, of a Derbyshire Lathe, MicroMill, and Micro Drill Press Parts Catalog. and many of the Webster- Whitcomb attachments interchange with this lathe model.