>From what I've been able to find out, the Star was a later version, but I'm
not certain. Obviously this one was belt driven from a jack shaft. When I got
it looked like it had been in the navy. It is mounted on a bench made of
heavy angle and has drawers with gravity drop notches to prevent random
opening. The motor is also located on the lower part of the bench with v-belt
drive. It also has a taper attachment that works just fine. That
forward/neutral/reverse belt drive is soooo smooth. To me there is much less
chatter in a belt driven lathe than a gear head drive.
Keep your steam up!
Walt
