Hi Gang Well John Poysner got that Lot 6 that was for sale on some list that I am not sure of right now. This has to be the newest Dalton we have found and...
Hi PK The tool post is an indexing 4 way and looks much like the ones SB sold in later years. Mabye they got the idea from Dalton. Great old machine but god...
Thanks for the reply. I've posted some pictures under Pat's Dalton Combo on this forum toward the bottom of the list. If you look at the one of the tool post...
Hi John and Kelly Well all the information I can give you is lots of oil. Good grade of spindle oil not motor oil. Motor oil has chemicals in it to keep...
Thanks Dennis, My 1928 Southbend is measured that way, it has an 8 foot bed. So that wa sthe standard of the day. I have a big old Hendy I'll have to measure...
PK, I have a combo also. I would be interested in pix and to hear about your adventures. I never have figured out how to use mine. I'm no machinist by any...
I'm getting my Dalton Combination Machine ready to spin up and put to work. I'd like to hear some suggestions on getting an old machine that has sat idle for...
Hi all I was off all weekend fishing and when I got home the Dalton that was up for bid on eBay had disappeared. Anyone know if it was sold or what happened...
So it's World War 1 vintage. It is definetly the oldest power tool in my workshop. The next oldest is a late 30's Atlas drill press. I really like the...
Hi Randy The taper pin in the half nut handle dates your lathe 1917 1918 or earlier. Not just sure when Dalton made the next change on the half nut lever but...
Dennis,  The half nut handle is held in place with a tapered pin. I attached a couple of photos that show what parts are missing, not original, and broken....
Hi Randy There are a couple of things that date your lathe. The half nut handle for one. does it have a set screw to hold it in place or is there a taper pin...
Dennis,  I cannot find a patent tag on neither the gear door nor the tail stock. The tail stock legs have no text in the castings and the cabinet door says...
Hi Kelly OK the beds on all old machine say pre 1950 were measured by the overall length of the bed proper. So a 36 inch bed would yield about 18 inches...
Hi mike Some of the very early Lot 5 lathes were built like this also as I finally found one. The lower drive shaft drives a worm gear in the apron for power...
Looking at various Daltons it seems the lot 6 variety has an extra shaft running parallel to and above the lead screw. If Daltons didn't come with cross feed...
How did Dalton measure bead length? Was it between centers or the full length of the bed? Also, are the Combination Machines measured differently? Also while...
Hi Randy OK I cant see a patent tag on the end door and I also cant see on the tail stock. If it does in fact have a tag on the tail stock your lathe was...
Hi all, This past Saturday I purchased a Dalton lathe that I came across on C-List. I just added a photo album named "Randy Harmeling's B-4". I'm a rookie...
Hi all Will Steer or Andyswift on eBay just sent this link to me about a Dalton Lot 6 on cabinet and leg stand that is for sale. If interested in looking at...
Here is a link from Andy's Oldarn site. This is where I got my info from. http://oldarn.com/dalton/catalogs/Dalton_gear_chart.pdf Hope this helps. Dan...
I have been following Dennis's advice (instructions) to shim and scrape the babbit in. So far I'm seeing positive results, but it is however time comsuming as...
Different Larry but I thought I'd share some info. Seems the new version firefox doesn't like hotmail. About half the email features are disabled or morph...
Dennis, I sent a couple of emails to andy@... one in the middle of July and the other in the middle of August with updates to the list; no answer or ...
Hi Larry Do you mean you could not contact Andy? So far his email address has been working for me. Some have told me they could not access his web site but...
Does anyone know how this happens? I tried to sending it a couple of times to andy@.... The following is the information that I was trying to add: I...
Sorry forgot the picture Turk ... From: Dennis Turk To: daltonlathes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 5:23 AM Subject: Re: [daltonlathes] Chuck...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
