Sorry about the name, I thought I had it set up to automatically sign
at the bottom... I must be thinking of Practical Machinist that I
also just jumped on... No auto sigs here I guess... Name is Tim...
I'll try to remember to sign the posts, though, for many years,
people have been calling me Toolslinger in reality too, so that's
fine too...
Thanks for the gear details. Nice to see they're still available.
The screw had a 108 on it when I got it, so I pulled that, so at
least I can put the cover over the gearing and avoid getting sucked
in there if I run the screw during testing...
Annoyingly, I just found a mangled pressure plate in the top slide...
Looks something like a hockey stick at this point... That'll be a
headache I suspect... It does at least explain why is was so tight,
and seemed to have limited travel...
Camera is currently in my office, while I'm in my house, so photos
are on hold until I get it here...
Thanks,
-Tim
HAY TOOL SLINGER YOU GOT A NAME OR DO WE JUST CALL YOU HAY
YOU?????????"-))))))
The gears on a Dalton are 20 pitch 14 1/2 degree pitch angle and
any you cant find they are available from Boston gear. Your right as
a 96 tooth is the normal slow feed gear for the lead screw. You can
fit a 100 under the cover or end door but that is about it.
Now you need get or use your digital camera and start filling us
all in on what your lathe looks like and especially the countershaft.
The counter shaft speed should run at 250 RPM this was a standard
for line shaft drives. You can go a little faster but be careful as
the old babbit bearings dont like to be rubbed on to much.
Dennis Turk
