Hi Ron Your mini lathe face plate came in on Friday. Looks really good and should make a very nice Dalton face plate. I will get a spindle adapter made up...
Hi all Just though you would like to see some pictures of how Greg Fosmarks saddle turned out. Kind of proud of it I am."-)))) Ended up with .001 back lash...
... wrote: <snip> ... </snip> Hello... <tap> <tap> <Squeeeeek!> Is this thing on? I'm here! HELP! I've been taken hostage by 2 old houses that I'm desperately...
Hi all Well we now know what he wants for the lathe. I figure his reserve is $1000. Andy and I both made him a good offer and he laughed at us or rather...
Hay I just checked his auction and see that he has changed the oppening bid from $800 to $.99. I still think he has a very high reserve on the lathe. Bid...
Hi all Well the lathe that John gland picked up for me is uncrated and sitting in my shop. Now in the eBay pictures the lathe did not look so good but I must...
Hi Dennis, That lathe from Illinois looks like a beauty! That four jaw chuck looks a little big for it though, maybe you should send it out here.;- ) Is that...
Hell all, It's been awhile, I have not had a chance to get back to work on my lathe. But I was looking thru the Photos and saw the phots of the Lot 6 s/n 167...
Hi Rob The drive unit on Jim Bonners Lot 6 is actually a South Bend fixit countershaft from the mid thirties. These were used on the 405 workshop lathe and...
Turk, Thanks for that information. Are there any of these units with away to relax the tension when not in use? Thanks Rob Libby Hazelett Strip-Casting 135...
Hi Rob Yes SB used an over center link with an adjustable coupling with a right and left hand thread so you could shorten or lengthen the link to the...
Hi Dave As to the lathe from Illinois. I am sure glad the dumbly that had it only had it for a short time. I think it was the extra end play in the spindle...
Hi Rob, I added a couple of pics of the countershaft to the album. It's a simple set-up. One of these days I'll mount the countershaft bracket to a hinged...
So, I spent the evening making a little bushing out of aluminum. I made it 7/16 so it will fit in a collet. Then I put it in a collet and drilled and tapped it...
to all. what did yahoo do to get rid of my groups? i finally bumped into it but it didnot list dalton group. If i wasn`t receiving emails i wouldnt be able...
Hi all, I'm wondering if someone could give me some advice on getting my lathe to cut straight. The lathe is a Dalton B6. When I cut a test bar,(without a...
Hello everyone, I was just looking at some tool catalogs, and it struck me that since all the calipers are listed as having accuracies of plus or minus .001 in...
Morning Dave I find that Micrometers are more accurate than the calipers. I use both. When roughing in, I use Digital calipers because the measurements are...
Morning Jim I do a lot of tapers by offsetting the tailstock. But since you are not using the tailstock and the taper gets smaller closer to the stock. My vote...
Hi all Just a note about the Dalton on eBay that is located in NJ. This is a Lot 5 lathe with power feed to the saddle. (not cross slide) The lathe looks to...
Hi Jim OK if your lathe is cutting smaller at the head stock than it is out in space your bed has a twist in it. Now this is figuring that the head stock is...
As to micrometers versus calipers. Well there is no contest here. A caliper is only accurate to maybe + or - .001 and that is the very best ones and in like...
Hi gang, What I ended up with on the Dalton was about .001 taper in 5 1/4" towards the tailstock end. I checked this after a week and then after two and three...
Ok guys, thanks for the response. Like Ron, at first I was thinking headstock or spindle alignment. But the more I think about it, what would cause that? I...
Ok, I'm back. Would you believe I can't find my test bar? I think It got misplaced and then used for something. Considering the meagre space I have for my...
... on the morfidit countershaft and maybe one of the back plates he calls a face plate would be usable. Other than the chucks there is nothing Dalton. I...
Yes Jim its a lot 5. The seller gave me a number off the end of the bed of 3213 but no Lot number. I sent a picture of the end of the bed and asked him to...
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