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Okay, I have gotten to the point where I actually need to remedy my issue. The 3-jaw chuck on my Lot 4 is not longer able to hold stock true enough that I can’t make up the difference with one of my

good evening from germany, @ Dennis: thanks for the fotos and the infos! now i know what it should look like. The Motor is wired for 2820rpm, so what ever the belt ratio, it will be way too

Phillip, Daltons are a fine lathe, when in good condition. I have 2 at this point and enjoy using them. However, any lathe that is worn out is a bad investment. This lathe will prevent you from

I have a Dalton that the spilndle was very stiff on. It was hard to turn by hand. I put some solvent in the oil cups and let it sit. The next day it was a little easier to turn. I then put some

This picture shows what your lathe looked like when new. In fact this one originally looked just about the same as yours does now. Also note in the last pictures of the cross slide and compound top

Morning Phillip OK you have a collet adapter stuck in your spindle. It's either a collet adapter or a morse two to three adapter. Dalton used an adapter in the spindle to be able to use 3C collets.

just adding some pictures here. Thats what i meant with the cracked babbit: the three jaw chuck was pretty easy to unscrew from the spindle. Still, an MT3 taper would not fit in there. but looking at

Hi Dennis, thanks for the insight. Morris taper? i have never heard of that. Or do you mean morse taper? I had a morse 2 and morse 3 with me, the morse 2 fit well in the tail stock. But a morse 3 in

As to tapers the spindle is a number 3 Morris and the tail stock is a number 2 Morris taper. The spindle thread is a 1 1/4- 12. Some people have had success in using a ER 32 collet fixture with a

Hello and thanks for adding me to the group and for making all the knowledge about the dalton lathes available here! A Dalton Lot 4 , No.1770 is currently offered on a craigs list equivalent in

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Guys, I heard of a Watch Make/ machinist in I think the Minneapolis area who passed and his widow is auctioning his shop. You guys may want to watch this video (maybe twice) and see if there are

One piece and thanks for the reply

Picture one and two are of a late model Lot 5 lathe that still uses the silent chain drive but also has a reversing motor. This was the next to last version of the overhead drive built for metal

As to counter shaft drives. Dalton built four different versions of the overhead drive. I have examples of three of them. The only other drive they built was the countershaft driver that was

Philip does your lathe have two piece back gear guards or are they one piece. [email protected]> wrote:

This message is for Dennis I have a lot 4 with serial number 2688 I have owned this lathe for years and use every week still works as well as anything new of equal size and capability I am just

Thanks for the info, Dennis. Do you think mine was produced in early 1913? Back in the 70's, I made a set of bearing blocks for the driven pulley shaft, and mounted an electric motor. I made a set

Lot 2 #22 makes your lathe I think the earliest one we have ever seen. There is a Lot 2 #25 and I have lot 2 #36.Yours is very complete and looks to be in nice condition. As near as we can tell the

I bought my Dalton lathe years ago, but was interested to know how old it is. It is stamped: Lot 2- #22. I bought back in the 70's in pieces. I made some parts and got it running.