Hi all
Well yesterday the Ratshooter an I picked up Greg Fosmarks lot 6
lathe with all the great accessories it came with.
This lathe is the one I did the saddle rebuild on last summer. This
lathe is in fantastic condition. Most of the lathe shows no ware and
only a few dings on the bed from dropping things. Most of the
original japanning is there and for the most part its still nice
looking though dirty. There are a few thin and worn areas but that
is only from use.
The two chucks that came with the lathe are original equipment and
it great shape. The steady and the follower rest don't look like
they were ever used. Nor does the taper attachment. The lathe in
the past has had a cam lock device mounted under the tail stock so it
has a cam lock lever that works really good. The original tail stock
plate that goes under the bed was with the lathe. We got the
original tool post and quite a number of tool holders. The lathe as a
full set of 3C collets and most of them are Dalton brand. The hand
wheel closer is original and in nice shape. Greg did a great job of
taking care of this machine.
The bench mount rear motor driven counter shaft is in fact a 1926 to
1930 SB unit that was purchased with the lathe when it was new. This
drive is of the silent chain type and does not use a v belt. The
motor is of the repulsion induction type that use brushes. Runs dead
quiet and very smooth. Very nice shape.
All in all there is nothing with the lathe or the drive that shows
any more than very light use over the last 77 years.
We even managed to squeeze the bench into the truck Greg had the
lathe mounted on. Now it was raining like crazy all the way back to
Oregon. But as we don't allow rain here as soon as we crossed the
interstate bridge between Vancouver and Portland we were in sunshine
the rest of the way home."-))))
I did confirm that this lathe has serial number 7014 and is the
newest Dalton know of. The original owner purchased this lathe we
think in Seattle in 1929.
Dennis Turk
