Dennis i didn't think or realise my Lathe's Serial Number had any special significance, the earliest Lot 2 Lathe still in recorded existence, I've only sent that photograph so that you might Log my Lathe in your Data Entry of known Dalton Lathes as you don't appear to have done so previously. I wasn¡¯t aware of the lugs on the back of the headstock either, I didn¡¯t notice them even when photographing the Back Gears to the Rear of the Headstock, only being aware of them from Glenasking about them and then of their role by you, Dennis.?
Moving on, can you recommend a cleaning method to spruce up my Lathe to something like those shown in your photos, I note Grey says my Lathe has been subject to Japanning, I don't really know?
I might add that I acquired my Dalton Lathe by accident, I've very little if no Engineering experience to think of, I was looking for a Small, Mini Lathe, possible a new Chinese one or something like a Myford ML3 so I'm told. Anyway just a small Lathe that would fit in a corner of my garage, but I purchased the Dalton in shear panic without having any knowledge of these lathes or any other.
After purchase I found details of this Website and I've been bumbling along from there on.
The countershaft assembly was fixed (I believe I've mentioned this in an earlier correspondence), I've made two attempts at making a Clutch System for swapping over the belt drive, the first failed whereas the second which is built of wood!? appears to work affectively (I will publish photos of this when I'm satisfied everything works Ok). Even now I'm in two minds whether I should be restoring an old Lathe like this or not.
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Bryan Alton