Re: you OK?
Hey Bart if the email was for Turk I did not get it and its not in my spam folder. You got a screwed up computer. You need to find an I T guy to help you out hahahahahaha
Sent from Mail for
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Dennis Turk
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#5321
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Re: you OK?
I'm do'in Ok Bart.???? Norm
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norman cangey
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Re: you OK?
OOPS! Sorry Folks this was suposed to go to one person
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Grey Pilgrim
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you OK?
I wrote you a few days back and you didn¡¯t reply. you doin ok?
-Bart
or am I in your spam bucket? :)
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Grey Pilgrim
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#5318
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Re: Lot 4 Dalton - Info and Question about grease vs oil
Thanks Dennis, had been wondering where to find lists of serials and manufacturing dates.
Again thanks all for the replies and information.? This is great to learn and I will definitely be finding
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jcwynholds@...
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#5317
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Re: Lot 4 Dalton - Info and Question about grease vs oil
Hey Glen and Dan wanted to let you know that I have had to move the rest of the antique machines out of Turk Mfg. So I now have all 30 of them back home. So anyone here in Oregon or Washington want
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Dennis Turk
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#5316
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Re: Lot 4 Dalton - Info and Question about grease vs oil
Your lathe is definitely a Lot 4 as it does not haves the longitudinal power feed like the Lot 5 does other than that one feature they are the same lathe. Also your top slide or compound slide is
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Dennis Turk
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#5315
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Re: Lot 4 Dalton - Info and Question about grease vs oil
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Grey Pilgrim
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Re: Lot 4 Dalton - Info and Question about grease vs oil
+1 for what Dennis said about oil. Do away with all the grease.
Also, FWIW, my old 1925 south bend was used as a woodworking tool for a few years then storied for 60 years in an unheated garage,
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glenn brooks
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#5313
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Re: Lot 4 Dalton - Info and Question about grease vs oil
Dennis,
According to the spreadsheet you put together years ago, if this lathe is truly a Lot 4, it is a *very* early version based on its serial number.
I know just enough about Dalton lathes to
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Dan Linscheid
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Re: Lot 4 Dalton - Info and Question about grease vs oil
Just a note here and that is your Dalton was never intended to be lubricated with grease. Only oil should be used. Way lube on the slide ways I prefer Vactra number 4 and spindle oil on the rest of
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Dennis Turk
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#5311
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Re: Lot 4 Dalton - Info and Question about grease vs oil
Grease is a no-no with any lathe. and especially a metal lathe. ships will stick in grease and score delicate areas of the machinery.. Beautiful pictures and that is a unique chuck.
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Grey Pilgrim
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#5310
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Lot 4 Dalton - Info and Question about grease vs oil
Hi Dalton Enthusiasts!
Thanks for so many pictures and helpful links in support of these really nice machines.? I have a Lot 4 serial # 3033 that is dressed in an old powder coating.
This one was
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jcwynholds@...
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#5309
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Re: Is this a Dalton lathe?
Needless to say my opinion of the seller is slightly lower than dog doo doo and just as a warning to others out there the craigslist ad (from Allentown)? that listed the lathe is STILL UP. All I can
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wauhopm@...
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#5308
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Re: Is this a Dalton lathe?
Well yes it is a Dalton unfortunately the seller reneged out of our deal I was planning on renting a truck to pick it up last Saturday the seller said I could pay for when I came back to pick it up.
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wauhopm@...
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#5307
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Re: Is this a Dalton lathe?
Your lathe is? a Dalton.? If you measure the swing it should be 10 or 10 1/2 inches. This is only the third one of this model we have seen.? You may not find a serial number on it as the other two
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Dennis Turk
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#5306
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Re: Is this a Dalton lathe?
Also, look on the end of the bed. There will be a lot number and a number stamped into the ways, or end. The lot number will tell us when about the lathe was made, the number is the serial number of
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glenn brooks
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#5305
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Re: Is this a Dalton?
#DaltonLatheGroup
Yep, sure looks like mine. Can you post a pic of the overhead drive? Only thing I can see is the belt heading up out off the top of the photo.
Thanks
Glenn
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glenn brooks
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#5304
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Is this a Dalton lathe?
Does anyone have an idea who made this lathe I bought it on Saturday?and it seems to run very well but neither the seller nor me know how old it is or who made it. I have attached a picture.
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wauhopm@...
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#5303
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Is this a Dalton?
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Sorry I am not exactly a computer whiz but I think I did attach the photo here successfully.
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wauhopm@...
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