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Morning Jim I do a lot of tapers by offsetting the tailstock. But since you are not using the tailstock and the taper gets smaller closer to the stock. My vote is that your headstock is slightly out

Morning Dave I find that Micrometers are more accurate than the calipers. I use both. When roughing in, I use Digital calipers because the measurements are done very quick. However when getting

Hello everyone, I was just looking at some tool catalogs, and it struck me that since all the calipers are listed as having accuracies of plus or minus .001 in 6 inches, and most of the micrometers

Hi all, I'm wondering if someone could give me some advice on getting my lathe to cut straight. The lathe is a Dalton B6. When I cut a test bar,(without a center in the tailstock) I get about .005

wrote: Who knows? They're always doing something to "improve" things.

to all. what did yahoo do to get rid of my groups? i finally bumped into it but it didnot list dalton group. If i wasn`t receiving emails i wouldnt be able to find it. i know its not the groups

So, I spent the evening making a little bushing out of aluminum. I made it 7/16 so it will fit in a collet. Then I put it in a collet and drilled and tapped it so I can put the gib screw in there

Hi Rob, I added a couple of pics of the countershaft to the album. It's a simple set-up. One of these days I'll mount the countershaft bracket to a hinged plate so I can adjust the belt tension.

Hi Dave As to the lathe from Illinois. I am sure glad the dumbly that had it only had it for a short time. I think it was the extra end play in the spindle he did not understand that prompted him

Hi Rob Yes SB used an over center link with an adjustable coupling with a right and left hand thread so you could shorten or lengthen the link to the countershaft. With the arm and the adjustable

Turk, Thanks for that information. Are there any of these units with away to relax the tension when not in use? Thanks Rob Libby Hazelett Strip-Casting 135 West Lakeshore Drive Colchester, VT

Hi Rob The drive unit on Jim Bonners Lot 6 is actually a South Bend fixit countershaft from the mid thirties. These were used on the 405 workshop lathe and also the 420 toolmakers lathe. Rob any

Hell all, It's been awhile, I have not had a chance to get back to work on my lathe. But I was looking thru the Photos and saw the phots of the Lot 6 s/n 167 and the drive unit on it. Atr this point

Hi Dennis, That lathe from Illinois looks like a beauty! That four jaw chuck looks a little big for it though, maybe you should send it out here.;- ) Is that Scott Cortez's lathe up on e-bay

Hi all Well the lathe that John gland picked up for me is uncrated and sitting in my shop. Now in the eBay pictures the lathe did not look so good but I must tell you that this lathe is one of the

Hay I just checked his auction and see that he has changed the oppening bid from $800 to $.99. I still think he has a very high reserve on the lathe. Bid with care if interested. Not me is it gunna

Hi all Well we now know what he wants for the lathe. I figure his reserve is $1000. Andy and I both made him a good offer and he laughed at us or rather never responded back again. Here is the

wrote: think Dennis, Greg's saddle looks great! Is there any way you can post those parts drawings? I'd be interested in seeing those. Dave

--- In daltonlathes@..., "Dennis Turk" <dennis.turk2@...> wrote: <snip> > Has anyone heard from old fuzzy face Andy Sargent. Seams the moving > has gotten him down and I am afraid he is

Hi all Just though you would like to see some pictures of how Greg Fosmarks saddle turned out. Kind of proud of it I am."-)))) Ended up with .001 back lash with the new screws and nuts and the