It’s a 1968 LeBlonde Regal 16” gear head. I got it from the original shop it shipped to in 1968. It treats me very well for everything I throw at it. I also have a pair of Hardinge lathes, an HLV-H and DSM-59. Those are quite the pair to have back to back!

All my machine tools are manual which I love running but dreaming of a small CNC lathe someday. Can’t justify the cost currently. I have a CNC spindle router in my woodshop and rigged up a machinist vice so I have a cheater CNC mill at least when the manual one is too slow.

Full photo of the LeBlond. I do a mix of metal and wood with it as I’m a banjo maker.