Just want to say hi to everyone. I just aquired a lot#4 ; no. 300 Dalton lathe in very good condition. In searching the internet for info, I stumbled onto...
Morning Mark Where are you located. Any Pictures? I look at all the restored Daltons nicely painted and get a little depressed that mine doesn't look that...
I just put some pics of the dalton here I recently aquired. I won't be doing a full blown restoration but will be cleaning it up and making a few repairs. It...
Hi Guys If you take a look at Marks pictures you will see that his Dalton is a very early 1914 Lot 4. I say early because it has a Lot 3 compound on it and...
Hi everyone, My name is Ron Wright from Worcestershire England. I have just added pics of my LOT2 No-205. I bought it as a box of bits about 18 years ago. I...
Hi All Well now Mr. Wright has a very rare Dalton indeed. Also one of the most complete Lot 2 machines we have seen. As top collector of Dalton's I only have...
... Dalton. To answer your query my lathe requires a nose piece for holding the collets. This was missing on my lathe but when I looked in the box of collets...
Hi All, forgive me if this message appears twice I haven't got the hang of this site yet (what do you expect from a retired IBM engineer?). Thank you Dennis...
I want to put a quick change tool post on my Dalton lathe. Has anyone done this and what model did you use. I checked the size 100 and it seems it may be too...
Hi Mark Here is what I put on John Glands Dalton and it worked out just fine. Your right the 100 or even the 075 size is to big. This one is built for 6 to 8...
I have purchased several of Little machineshop Phase II hobby tool post but I have used them on 9 inch South Bend workshop lathes but not on a Lot 4 Dalton....
Dennis That tool post works great on my B-4. I use two different tools for making the fife ferrules, One to turn and taper to final diameter and another for...
Hi everyone, I have an old Dalton Model Six lot 4 lathe that I am selling on eBay. I must admit I didn't really know anything about it until I posted it for...
Hi all Well we have a new Dalton guy that just got his lathe tonight. I sold Tai West a very nice original approx 1924 Lot 4 lathe and I believe the serial...
Greetings everybody. Dennis, again I would like to thank you for your hospitality and kindness yesterday. I completely enjoyed the tour of your facilities and...
Hello everybody, I have a quick question. I was on the Oldarn website when I came across pictures of Andy Sargent's B-4. What caught my attention was the belt...
Andy I know is really busy right now so I will answer for him. The belt on Andy's lathe is a composite of several materials. None of which I have any idea of...
Hi Dennis, I can vouch for Andy's belts. He made me one and it works incredible. I believe the width is 15/16" not 1" which makes a big difference if your...
Hi Nick Thanks but do you really think a guy with I think 19 Daltons needs any more????????????"-))))))))) I just sold a very nice one and it only left a very...
Hi Dennis, 19 lathes! I thought I was bad when I had 16! Good luck with the museum, and the work, hopefully it'll all work out in the end. Trust me from ...
Unfortunately Nick Dalton lathes are not the only lathes I have collected. SB, Logan, Shedd, Champion, Atlas, Drummond, Adept, Flexispeed ,Whitaker and Wilson...
Nice! Mine are Dalton, South Bend, Atlas-Clausing, Atlas, Craftsman, Logan Powermatic, Blount, Weiler, Hardinge, Warner-Swasey, Magnaturn...and the list goes...
Hey Dan, Yes I really do turn my computer on occasionally. ;-) Send me your shipping address and the exact length and width belt you need. I'll drop it in the...
Dear Andy, Wow, Thanks! I don't have the lathe in my possession yet, but as soon as I do, I will get you the dimensions of the belt. I will also include some...
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