Hi all I got the 1922 Dalton's restoration complete and it has been moved up to the front lobby at my business and is now a running display. Check out the...
Hi Dennis Beautiful job. I didn't know there was a collet attachment. Interesting. On another note, I bought a Dalton B-4 with latest patent date 1917 for a...
Hi Larry Yes I have the only stock of spare parts. If your latest patent date is 1917 then I bet the patent tag is on the tail stock and not on the gear door...
Hi Larry Look at the 'Files" on the left side of the Dalton Group page. There is a copy of the Change gears that are Carried by Boston Gear My B-4 isn't any...
Hi Dennis Thanks for the info. As i can't find good stock for my tinshop i might as well start on the lathe. The pat. no was on the change gear cover. is...
Hi Larry No its not important only tells me when the lathe was built. So if you patent tag is on the change door then your lathe was built after 1918. OK...
hi dennis the halfnut lever is the third type, clamped with a slotted screw. I have what looks like a clutch knob aka the old south bend design. I have...
Verrrrrry nice Larry Your lathe is a lot 5 machine and would have been built after 1920 but before 1922. In 1922 Dalton patent a special hinge for the end...
An excellent program for reducing, viewing and some editing of images is Jpegger and it's free. <http://www.vallen.de/freeware/index.html#Vallen%20JPegger> ...
Please excuse my digital/electronic ignorance. If it doesn't have a screw or can't be adjusted with a hammer, I am at a loss Larry ... From: Dennis Turk...
I'm getting ready to get my Combo Machine going and need to know the speed that the belt drive should run at. I have a 1750 rpm motor. I'll have to use a...
I'm curious as well. I know that my Combo runs too slow. I need to gear it up. Does anyone know what maximum RPMs should be. I think I can do the math and...
Hi John The little B-4 Dalton setup the way the factory meant it would turn around 480 rpm. Even the Lot 6 and 8 machines did not turn over 700 so I would...
I recently got my Dalton up and running. I was looking for manual's for the lathe when i stumbled upon oldarn.com. I saw the link to here so I thought i'd...
New to group just got a Dalton TL. It has a 36in. bed, 20in. between centers, 7in. swing, has a compound rest, tool post, a D.E. Whiton chuck, head #3 taper,...
Hi, I was looking on Practical Machinist for some Logan Lathe parts, and found this site: www.plazamachinery.com. Under "metalworking machinery" there is a...
Hi All Joe sent me a picture of the Lot 6 Dalton he has. He knew very little about them so I gave his some links so he could see a little history about the...
Hi All Well we found and saved another Dalton. This time its a Lot 4 36 inch mounted on a head stock cabinet and a tail stock leg. The Lot 4 was equipped...
Hi Guys I was up at my business last Friday and by golly what did I see but Dalton thread dial gears having their teeth cut on one of the new five axis CNC...
Hi guys Just though you mite like to see how we are putting the gear teeth on the Dalton thread dial gears. The work is being done in one of our 5 axis...
Hi All OK if you look at the photo section under thread dial you will see the thread dials I have been promising for two years. the one with the steel gear is...
... From: Dennis Turk To: daltonlathes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 2:45 PM Subject: [daltonlathes] New thread dials Hi All OK if you look at...
Hi again I forgot one thing. This dial fits the Lot 2 3 4 and 5 B-4 lathes. It also fits the Lot 6 B-6 lathe and also the Dalton 9 inch lathe. It does not...
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