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Re: The Saw Attachment & Serial number
Hi Marc OK now I see what the item is that is bolted to the back of the saddle.? Its the support for the saw table.? Took me a bit to put it all together.? Some one was quite creative with your lathe it looks like.? Here are a couple of pictures of two of the Lot 2 lathes we know of.? Just for a bit of reference.? The black lathe is Jim Vere's number 25 and the gray lathe is my serial number 36.? The gray lathe is still in crates as I have never uncrated it as yet.? This is a picture that was sent to me when I got the lathe.? Jims number 25 has a very unique original Dalton rear bed mounted countershaft unlike any we have seen before.? Its the only one we know of like his.? Picture of the countershaft is before Jim restored the lathe. Dennis? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
On Sunday, November 8, 2020, 05:36:45 PM PST, <ebaybono@...> wrote:
Wow Denis the restored machines look absolutely stunning. I¡¯ll take the hint lol and start cleaning her up.? I was fortunate to get quite a few toys with it. I didn¡¯t even notice the milling attachment till I got home so as you can imagine I was delighted.? The bonus is she has no slack or obvious wear anywhere. A bit of backlash on the slide but only down to threading. Could even be just nipping that nut up a little.? Lathe came with a quarter horse power AC motor that I¡¯ve swapped out for 1hp but I¡¯m really tempted to try a DC treadmill motor 2.5hp cont that I had from a previous project but they are not great for torque. I¡¯m guessing you¡¯ve all already been down that rabbit hole. Could be worth running both at the same time and setup a belt exchange or something. Not sure yet. All the change gears are here. I¡¯ll be honest though being a Brit imperial sizes fry my brain. I¡¯d love to convert it to metric for threading. Any metric plug and play lead screws on the market?? |
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Re: The Saw Attachment & Serial number
Look this site over Marc.? ?
On Sunday, November 8, 2020, 10:56:04 AM PST, Dennis Turk <dennis.turk2@...> wrote:
Hi Marc? I have toured the UK and are well aware of why so many of you guys over there have these little bitty garden sheds that are actually little machine shops.? Taxes right.? Portable buildings are not taxed.? Sad.? I met quite a number of the guys that helped me find parts for a Drummond M model I restored.? We spent a month in the UK and three weeks on a Glo Bus tour around the UK. Almost ever night I would meet one of the guys that helped me but the best night was in Buxton when I met Tony Griffith and we spent the evening together.? Well early into the morning till the hotel staff ran us off:-)? If you have spent time on Tony's site and read the Dalton history I compiled and wrote all that for Tony.? Also check out the Drummond site and take a look at my Drummond M model.? Looking forward to more pictures and explanations for your lot of accessories you got with your Lot 2 Marc.? If you have some time take a look at this web site there is more information on restoration there.? Ops need to go get the link so will do it in the next post. Dennis
On Sunday, November 8, 2020, 09:30:06 AM PST, <ebaybono@...> wrote:
I¡¯m in the UK Denis. Wiltshire Marc Aeon Bradley? There are a few ¡°mystery¡± items that came with it. I¡¯ve yet to figure out what they are for. It does have the cast pedestal base (not pictured) unfortunately I don¡¯t have anywhere to put it! I¡¯ve a tiny shed in an incredibly small garden.? |
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Re: The Saw Attachment & Serial number
Hi Marc? I have toured the UK and are well aware of why so many of you guys over there have these little bitty garden sheds that are actually little machine shops.? Taxes right.? Portable buildings are not taxed.? Sad.? I met quite a number of the guys that helped me find parts for a Drummond M model I restored.? We spent a month in the UK and three weeks on a Glo Bus tour around the UK. Almost ever night I would meet one of the guys that helped me but the best night was in Buxton when I met Tony Griffith and we spent the evening together.? Well early into the morning till the hotel staff ran us off:-)? If you have spent time on Tony's site and read the Dalton history I compiled and wrote all that for Tony.? Also check out the Drummond site and take a look at my Drummond M model.? Looking forward to more pictures and explanations for your lot of accessories you got with your Lot 2 Marc.? If you have some time take a look at this web site there is more information on restoration there.? Ops need to go get the link so will do it in the next post. Dennis
On Sunday, November 8, 2020, 09:30:06 AM PST, <ebaybono@...> wrote:
I¡¯m in the UK Denis. Wiltshire Marc Aeon Bradley? There are a few ¡°mystery¡± items that came with it. I¡¯ve yet to figure out what they are for. It does have the cast pedestal base (not pictured) unfortunately I don¡¯t have anywhere to put it! I¡¯ve a tiny shed in an incredibly small garden.? |
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Re: The Saw Attachment & Serial number
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On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 9:45 AM <Ebaybono@...> wrote:
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Re: The Saw Attachment & Serial number
These bits also came with it. I¡¯m guessing the slide is from another lathe? Any ideas??
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Re: The Saw Attachment & Serial number
Interesting as Lot 2 Daltons are very rare.? They were made in 1913 only and then we don't think for a full year before it was dropped and replaced with the larger Lot 3 lathe. I am puzzled about the device that is bolted to the back side of the saddle with the vertical screw and a link on top.? Looks like something that is attached to the cross slide for some purpose but what its for escapes me.? It would be the item in picture number 3.? Can you explain what its use is.?? I like the saw table very creative:-)? I think this is number 5 or 6 the number of Lot 2 lathes known of.? I have parts to one but the end of the bed were the serial number was busted off at some point in its history.? Jim Veres has the oldest one as his is serial number 25 and I have serial number 36 so this one shown in the picture is a quite late model and maybe the newest of the Lot 2 lathes found. This was the first lathe that Dalton marketed but was quickly upgraded to the Lot 3 as the Lot 2 had a lot of issues with some of its features.? The way the compound slide was attached to the cross slide was a very weak point and overall the lathe was very lightly built and suffered from vibration during cuts.? Were is this lathe located so I can add it to the registry? Dennis
On Sunday, November 8, 2020, 07:34:03 AM PST, Ebaybono@... <ebaybono@...> wrote:
As promised (a little late)? |
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Finally operational!...
All,
After 3 years of picking away at it, I finally have my Lot 4 fully functional! The machine has been completely torn down, blasted, painted and reassembled. With some help from Glen and a couple other members of the group, I've repaired the spindle gear, back gear and machined a replacement compound rest. There are a couple items still missing but I'll find or make replacements eventually, most notably a gear cover, two of the 'quick nuts' and a couple of change gears. I'll make a better step pulley for the countershaft at some point too. I've attached a couple photos and a short video of the lathe running. Enjoy! John Hinton |
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Re: 5¡± cushman chuck
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThanks Dennis,I see a lot of 5¡± Bison ?new for sale on line. ? Do you have a backing plate that would fit? If so, would buy buy it from you and pick up a bison... Also, wondering if ?the backing plate for the old Cushman is compatible with any modern chuck? Thanks Glenn? On Oct 27, 2020, at 9:46 PM, Dennis Turk <dennis.turk2@...> wrote:
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Re: 5¡± cushman chuck
Hi Glen As to your question about chucks sorry to say that its almost impossible to replace jaws on an old chuck as they were fit to the body when the chuck was Mfg.? A five inch Bison is a very good chuck have had a number of them I? have put on other lathes for people.? If you find a chuck and need a back plate let me know I may have something you can use in my stash of Dalton parts. Dennis
On Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 09:17:33 PM PDT, glenn brooks <brooks.glenn@...> wrote:
Hi all, I have a 5¡± Cushman three jaw scroll chuck on my lot 4 Dalton.? The jaws are quite worn and basically useless at this point. My guess is the chuck is original to the lathe. Is there anyway to buy new jaws for the chuck? The number stampEd on each of the jaws is:? 293.? I assume this might be the SN of the chuck, or possibly the number of the jaw set. Or,? is it basically toast... Also, can the backing plates on these old Cushmans be used as is on a new chuck- say a 5¡± Bison? If so, what make/model of chuck is known to be compatible...? Thanks very much for any info you can send my way. Regards Glenn Brooks Woodinville, Wa |
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5¡± cushman chuck
Hi all,
I have a 5¡± Cushman three jaw scroll chuck on my lot 4 Dalton. The jaws are quite worn and basically useless at this point. My guess is the chuck is original to the lathe. Is there anyway to buy new jaws for the chuck? The number stampEd on each of the jaws is: 293. I assume this might be the SN of the chuck, or possibly the number of the jaw set. Or, is it basically toast... Also, can the backing plates on these old Cushmans be used as is on a new chuck- say a 5¡± Bison? If so, what make/model of chuck is known to be compatible...? Thanks very much for any info you can send my way. Regards Glenn Brooks Woodinville, Wa |
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