On Dec 26, 2021, at 11:42 AM, j_dubya_martin via <j_dubya_martin@...> wrote:

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Dennis:

I sent you an email privately some time ago and I know you have been having trouble getting those, so I am trying here.

I believe you indicated to me that you had a Dalton 9 apron assembly, and perhaps some other parts, and I am interested in buying it. Assuming you still have it and I correctly remember your message about it. Let me know if we can work something out.

Thanks,

Joe

On 12/20/21 12:07 PM, Dennis Turk wrote:

Yes Laddie there is no place to display them any longer and I am getting on in age so these machines need to go to a good home.??? Sold all four shapers so far the SB Drill Press as well as one of the Atlas lathes and the Atlas horizontal mill Still have over 30 machines that need to find a new home.??? Gad can???t figure how I collected and restored so many.??? The count is actually over sixty machines since 1998. Last summer I finished up a 9 by 42 inch South Bend for a good friend back in Michigan and he and his wife came out in July to pick it up.??? So far I have restored or assembled from restored parts six SB lathes I gave to friends.?

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Probably the best Dalton I have for a home shop lathe is the Lot 6 serial number 7014 The next to the newest Dalton we know of as it was sold in midsummer of 1929 in Seattle Washington.??? That lathe has wonderful upgrades for the dial rings and for a long time we thought that it was something the factory was starting to do as we all know Dalton dial rings suck.??? Then a few years ago a Lot 6 showed up with a newer serial number than mine and it still had the original little dial rings on it.??? So that told us that the ones on my lathe were shop made but you would never have known it by looking at them or using them The lathe is the best equipped lathe I have as well as being mounted on a custom stand and custom chip tray. It also has an Australian Hercuse vertical countershaft that is bolted to the Tee slot on the back of the lathe bed.??? Fit perfectly just like it was meant to be there. ???I used this lathe for a couple of years in my little shop I have at the Oregon coast and I built two??? model stationary steam engines with it. It???s really accurate but by modern standards a bit slow.??? With drip feed oilers for the head stock I spin the lathe a bit over 1000 rpm. ???The lathe has a modern quick change tool post and a bunch of holders that have really nice insert tooling in them. ???Also this lathe has a really neat shop made cam lock setup for the tail stock so no wrench is needed to lock it down. This lathe was never displayed as it was not original.??? All the lathes or shapers I displayed were all factory correct as they would have been when new.??? This is some pictures of that lathe in case anyone wants to make a trip to Oregon to pick it upJ??? Dennis.?

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From:?[email protected]?[mailto:[email protected]]?On Behalf Of?Laddie via?
Sent:?Monday, December 20, 2021 7:32 AM
To:?[email protected]
Subject:?Re: [DaltonLathes] Hello everyone

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Dennis,

Your selling your restored lathes?

Laddie

On Dec 19, 2021, at 11:01 PM, Dennis Turk <dennis.turk2@...> wrote:

This is what this lathe looks like when it was on display at my company.??? Company sold antique machines on display now for sale.??? Dennis

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From:?[email protected]?[mailto:[email protected]]?On Behalf Of?Dennis Turk
Sent:?Sunday, December 19, 2021 8:57 PM
To:?[email protected]
Subject:?Re: [DaltonLathes] Hello everyone

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This is a picture of serial number 276 a Lot 5 like yours only it has the overhead drive floor legs and a 36 inch long bed.??? In the picture you can see the cross slide extension.??? Dennis

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From:?[email protected]?[mailto:[email protected]]?On Behalf Of?chrisser via?
Sent:?Sunday, December 19, 2021 6:32 PM
To:?[email protected]
Subject:?Re: [DaltonLathes] Hello everyone

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By cross slide extension, do you mean the tool post???? That is in one of the pics - or is there something else missing?

You have a good eye.??? I hadn't noticed the feet even though it seems like I've looked at a couple hundred Dalton pictures lately.??? Kinda looks from my pics like they were welded on - I will have to take a closer look.??? Were the originals cast iron???? Maybe they cracked off when the lathe fell over???? It's a shame - the originals were pretty nice??? looking.

I plan on redoing the countershaft assembly at some point.??? It's darned ugly - made out of highly pitted angle iron.??? It appears some bits supporting the shaft were lopped off the original.??? I suppose it worked well enough.??? Maybe it was also damaged - starting to sound like when it fell over, it also fell down a flight of stairs.

The spindle doesn't have any play in it that I can feel.??? Everything moves but I'm reluctant to do any serious moving of the parts with all the crud.??? I'm fortunate that nothing appears to be rusted solid.???

I took a closer look at the side covers.??? I think the hinged one is mostly intact and just needs alignment to mate up to the latch on the upper cover.??? A little careful filing of the braze/weld repair and I think it will come out OK.??? The small upper cover on the end of the spindle shaft also seems like it would look a lot better with the repairs dressed although it's missing a couple of chunks.??? But I don't think it was reassembled crooked or anything as I first thought.??? ???I assume those would be cast iron???? After Dad passed, I inherited his acetylene torches so it might be time to polish up my brazing skills on the covers.?

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