Hi back again
I believe now that this is a lot 2 lathe. Note the way the lead
screw shift lever is on the head stock. This shifter is a sring
loaded knob that you pull to shift the gears and the detent holes
are on the front of the head stock casting rather than on the end
like a Lot 4 lathe.
I believe the very end of the bed tail stock end has been broken off
and the end of the bed has been machined to clean up the brake.
This is what my Lot 2 lathe that came from Holland looked like. You
will also see that the hand wheels have been changed for levers.
Makes one think this lathe has been dropped on its front.
Also note the compound base casting. There is no tee bolts and nuts
holding it down. Rather there is a spud that projects up from the
cross slide and on the right side of the compound base there is a
clamp bolt that holds the compound to the cross slide spud. There
are two versions of this style and I have both of them. This
feature confirms this is a very early Lot 2 lathe. This lathe would
have been built in the first year of production in 1913.
Turk
--- In daltonlathes@..., "Dennis Turk"
<dennis.turk2@...> wrote:
After looking at the pictures again I can tell that this is a Lot
2
or Lot 3 lathe. Note were the left hand lead screw mount is
secured
to the bed. This is the way the early lathes were mounted. The
very end of the bed has been broken off at the head stock end so
there is only one screw holding the mount. If you look at the
tail
stock end of the bed you will see no vertical surface to mount the
end lead screw bearing as it was mounted under the bed on the two
early lot numbers. The lead screw mount screws came down from the
top of the bed like a SB workshop lathe. You will also note that
the front vee way is smaller than the later machines.
Turk
--- In daltonlathes@..., "Dennis Turk"
<dennis.turk2@>
wrote:
Hi all
Seams we have a Dalton for sale on the English ebay site. Check
it
out as it has some rather odd features. I have emaild the
seller
so
we will see if we hear from him. Note the place were the lead
screw
is mounted and it makes you wonder what kind of half nuts they
are
using. The spindle bearings are rather odd also and the cone
pulley
has been modifide for Vee Belt. Take a look as it looks rather
nice
in its blue paint.
Turk
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