Hi there,
my name is Andrea, I'm writing from Italy and I'm very pleased to have found such a huge place of information.
After a long time waiting for a good deal with a small lathe I eventually found an old Dalton (don't know yet if it's been really a good deal :-) ).
The label on the train gears cover states "seven inches lathe" , no reference to the lot number at the right end of the rails where I can only see one number : 5066.
I really can't understand what model is it. It seems to me a kind of Frankenstein, maybe you will recognize it from the pictures (don't mind the "stand" :-) ).
On the apron there is the clutch knob but the lead screw doesn't have any key slot (also there is no worm gear) so it is useless...
As you will see in the pictures,?the lathe has been brutally abused during the years, it is missing several pieces...screws, gears, mandrel...part of the tail stock.
Anyway I will try to restore it in order to bring it back to life even if this will be a very long process as I can work on it only in my spare time during the weekend and I have only this lathe to turn/create new pieces.
I don't know why the previous owner disassembled the lathe, maybe he wanted to start a restoration but he must have abandoned the idea after a while. In the meantime he lost some pieces :-(
Hope someone is able to tell what I bought.
Thanks!
Ciao
Andrea
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