Hi Ralph good to hear from you. ? No I don’t recall you saying anything about a fox threading set up. Then you may have and at the time I may not have known what it was. Somewhere in all my catalogs I have info and images of the fox threading set up on a Dalton. When I get back home I need to see if I can find it and post it. It’s a most fascinating piece of history and for me explained how they made threaded items so fast.?
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On Dec 7, 2023, at 4:29?PM, Ralph <rferone@...> wrote:
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Dennis,
I hope you 're doing well. It's good to see you posting. I may have
told you this, but when I bought the Dalton with the accessories,
the seller mentioned the Fox setup and was going to dig it up for
me. I had no idea what it was and it sounded hokey to me, with no
experience or knowledge about lathes. I never followed up with him.
He's? must be long dead by now and I would have no idea how to reach
him. I must have bought the lathe 40 years ago...
Cheers, Ralph
Dennis Turk wrote:
There is one Dalton accessory?that has never been
seen.? This being the Fox quick threading setup.? It was gear
driven from the end gears but mounted on the back side of the
lathe bed.? It allowed?for rapid threading and the standard
threading lead screw was not used.? Rather the Fox setup had a
master thread drum that a half nut would engage.? There were
several thread drums available and by using?change gears on the
end gear train you could cut many different threads.? It was
fast and very efficient.? I don't?have any photos or catalog
images of the setup but over the years parts to a Fox setup have
been found on two different Daltons though none complete. The
Fox quick threading setup was used on a number of different
lathe brands.
Dennis
Not sure who posted the accessories pictures
but all these parts belong to Ralph Ferone of the Chicago
area.? ?The lever collet closer?you see is the only 7 1/4
inch lathe model we have?ever seen.? In 2016 I participated
in the NAMEs model engineering show in Wyandotte?Michigan
and Ralph sent me the collet closer setup that I did some
clean? up work on and it was displayed on my Lot 5 we hauled
to the show. All Ralphs accessories?are all new items none
look like they have never been used.? I was also at the
NAMEs show in 2015 and Ralph came and had all these parts in
his car so I was able to see all his treasures.? ?I know
Ralph has one if? not two like new Dalton lathes that are
packed away I understand.? The pictures I found you can see
one of two I think that exist that being the lever operated
tailstock.? Also pictures of Ralphs lever collet closer and
for the erra the pivoting guard that covers the closer when
in use.? To be able to mount the lever operated collet
closer your lathe had to come from the factory lever closer
ready.? The collet closer pivot arm is attached to a very
special extension?from the end door hinge.? My Lot 5 is the
only small Dalton I have with this special attachment.? I do
have a Dalton 9? that has the lever collet closer and it's
the only one known that fits the Lot 6 and Dalton 9. When I
get back home my computer there has additional pictures and
if I find better ones showing some accessories I will post
them.
Dennis
Hey Ralph.? Thank you
for the great pictures!? That milling attachment looks
just like the one I have.? Mine is probably from the 7”
lathe.
I have found a stand for mine, if I can get the guy to
part with it.? Fingers crossed!!
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