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Re: Lathe info
Hey Bart did you get the email I sent you I think? last week?? Oh and its cast not forged.? Go do some research and look up the difference. HEHEHEHEHE
By Dennis Turk · #5163 ·
Re: Lathe info
Dennis: that is beauty in industrial design. you say that is FORGED not machined? Hard to believe. that is drop jaw gorgeous. I need to haunt more antique stores¡­¡­ Thanks for sharing¡­.
By Grey Pilgrim · #5162 ·
Re: Lathe info
Hi Herb The little blue lathe is an Ames company.? Not BC Ames they were founded much later.? Ames company was founded in the late 1700 in Chipotle Ma.? They were suppliers of swords sabers
By Dennis Turk · #5161 ·
Lathe info
Hi Dennis What make is that dark blue lathe? It has a lot of features that a belt drive lathe should have. Helical back gears, carriage slots, multiple slots on the cross slide. Not so sure about the
By Herb Kephart <ebtm3@...> · #5160 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
Adrain, The quill is an MT-4, I just put my chuck in to drill some holes. Any vertical milling needs a MT-4 tool holder. The more I work with this machine the more impressed I am with the genius put
By Joan Kelly · #5159 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
I love your combo machine.? It sounded great in th3 video.? I thought it had a Horizontal AND vertical mill along with the drill press.? I would love to see some more detailed pics!? I completely
By Adrian McCullough · #5158 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
Dennis, that is some nice work! Yes rebuilding the Combination Machine is a future project. I've been building my Model T fleet lately and now starting the wife's '47 Ford pick-up. Then there is that
By Joan Kelly · #5157 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
Wow. You are a man of many talents, Dennis. Loved the Flickr album. That gocart especially! I can remember back in the early 60's lusting after one of those! ;) Dan wrote:
By Dan Linscheid · #5156 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
Would have loved t gotten my hands on this Dalton about 10 or 15 years ago.? Man what a project.? Strip it down to the last part, strip, clean, buff and polish ever part, paint and assemble, tune
By Dennis Turk · #5155 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
Can¡¯t imagine how you moved it into the workshop. Cracking bit of kit.
By Ebay Boy <Ebaybono@...> · #5154 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
Thought I'd try and post a video link to the first start up. I can't post the whole video here. https://www.facebook.com/100010328463586/videos/1302986830055587/
By Joan Kelly · #5153 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
Well it's alive. Got it running tonight, lots of gear noise until you put a load on it. Everything works. I did pull the mill end bearing and it looks like this was the cause of the stiff spindle. The
By Joan Kelly · #5152 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
For now, I'm going to get it going and put it to work.
By Joan Kelly · #5151 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
im enjoying this thread.? Also, that black lathe is nice along with the countershaft set up and your chucks mounted on the beam.? I look forward to seeing this combo machine finished up.? Do you
By Adrian McCullough · #5150 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
I used Herb's idea on ATF this afternoon, much better. Some questions, will the bearings just pull out with draw bolts? Also on the apron is a stud that pulls out with a plate that says pull out to
By Joan Kelly · #5149 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
Loosen the bolts on the headstock bearings. Or the bearings might be gummed up with dried oil, or the low gear button. Take it apart and clean , or squirt some brake cleaner in the bearings and see
By glenn brooks · #5148 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
* First, make sure that only the lathe spindle is connected to the motor, then see if that makes it easier to turn. What oil are you using? It should be a very thin viscosity. I would recommend
By Herb Kephart <ebtm3@...> · #5147 ·
Re: Dalton Combination Machine Start Up
I fiddled with the Combination machine last night and everything works when rotated by hand. It is really stiff to turn, I've oiled every rotating element I can see. Any ideas?
By Joan Kelly · #5146 ·
Re: Lot 2 Serial Number 411
Thank you Dennis appreciate the reply. I can only imagine the rear extension is only for the table saw attachment. I do have yet three ¡°mysterious¡± items that came with it. I¡¯ve cleaned up 98%
By Ebay Boy <Ebaybono@...> · #5145 ·
Re: Lot 2 Serial Number 411
As to the dial yes lock the half nuts into the lead screw with the saddle anywhere on the bed.? Then scribe a line to the witness mark on the outer rim of the dial housing.? This is what Dalton
By Dennis Turk · #5144 ·