That is Beautiful guy. ?I too got a lot 4 as my first lathe. Mine was missing many parts (still is) I also had to build a base (used a old Dewalt saw stand), rebuilt the motor mount and pulley system nd put a different motor on it. ?Since then I have proven the proposition there is no such thing as just “one lathe” ( I own 4). The Dalton world teaches a bunch of new things. ?
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Hello,
Last summer I was given a Dalton lot 4 lathe (no. 2071) with a 36" bed by a friend who had owned it for a number of years. It was operational and fully functional, with a couple minor issues that others here have run into. This is my first lathe, of any kind. I have zero experience using a lathe. I'm not a machinist. I am, however, a guy who needed a lathe in order to manufacture my own hardware for the custom woodworking saws I make. Please excuse any mistakes I make in terminology or description. I have read enough to make me generally familiar with this type of lathe and I have now used it enough to know how much I don't know.?
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At the beginning of the year i decided to make a new base, replace the drive system (not original), completely breakdown, restore, and finally reassemble the lathe. It was quite a learning experience and I am glad I did it. This group was a huge help in answering questions I had and problems I ran into. Mostly. While the following has nothing to do with the lathe being functional or not, it does make repeatability an issue. At least for me. The compound slide appears to have the degrees marked on the wrong side of the base. With the handle on the right and the t- slot for the tool post on the left, the degree markings are on the far side and cannot be read. Based on the pictures I've been able to look at here, this does not seem to be correct and makes little sense to me. Has anyone run into this before? Unfortunately I cannot tell whether the captured bronze nut is simply mounted on the wrong side or whether the degree marks were put on the wrong side because I cannot find a picture showing the pieces in a way that can be used to verify which problem it is. Ultimately it does not matter but I am a curious sort of fellow so..... I figured I'd ask here. I've included some pictures of the lathe as it looks now, some great original scraping marks, and finally three pics of the issue I mentioned.
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Any help would be greatly appreciated and if further pics are needed I will be happy to provide them. Thank you.?
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Charlie Earnest?
Spring Green Saw Works
