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Picture of the Lot 6 s/n 167

big_libby
 

Hell all,
It's been awhile, I have not had a chance to get back to work on my
lathe. But I was looking thru the Photos and saw the phots of the Lot 6
s/n 167 and the drive unit on it.
Atr this point i have a motor mounted to a alum plate hinged on the
beach and need to come up with a better way of driving the lathe. Are
there better pictures showing the setup of that drive unit? It looks
likek the motor is sitting between the lathe and the pulley and would
be a good design for my layout. So any pictures and dimension would be
great.

thanks

Rob Libby
Dennis Turk
 

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Hi Rob
?
The drive unit on Jim Bonners Lot 6 is actually a South Bend? fixit countershaft from the mid thirties.? These were used on the 405 workshop lathe and also the 420 toolmakers lathe.? Rob any of the SB rear bench mount countershafts will work with your lot 5 lathe.? There are I think four different ones but the most common is the adjustable model used for sixty years.? Tons of them out there.? They all use a 7/8 shaft so your Dalton cone pulley will fit these just fine.? The large pulley on them that the motor drives is just the right size and its easy to get the 250 to 300 rpm you need for your Dalton.? With the countershaft running at 300 you will have a safe rpm range for your Dalton.?? Somewhere in one of the catalogs I think I read that Dalton used a countershaft speed of 250.? 250 rpm was the standard line shaft speed for setting up an overhead ceiling line shaft system in the old days.
?
Rob I will send you? a link to one of these countershaft units the next time I see one on eBay.
?
Turk

----- Original Message -----
From: big_libby
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 4:00 AM
Subject: [daltonlathes] Picture of the Lot 6 s/n 167

Hell all,
It's been awhile, I have not had a chance to get back to work on my
lathe. But I was looking thru the Photos and saw the phots of the Lot 6
s/n 167 and the drive unit on it.
Atr this point i have a motor mounted to a alum plate hinged on the
beach and need to come up with a better way of driving the lathe. Are
there better pictures showing the setup of that drive unit? It looks
likek the motor is sitting between the lathe and the pulley and would
be a good design for my layout. So any pictures and dimension would be
great.

thanks

Rob Libby
Libby, Rob
 

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Turk,
??? Thanks for that information. Are there any of these units with away to relax the tension when not in use?
?
Thanks
?
?
Rob Libby
?
Hazelett Strip-Casting
135 West Lakeshore Drive
Colchester, VT 05446
802-863-6376
www.hazelett.com

-----Original Message-----
From: daltonlathes@... [mailto:daltonlathes@...] On Behalf Of Dennis Turk
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:00 AM
To: daltonlathes@...
Subject: Re: [daltonlathes] Picture of the Lot 6 s/n 167

Hi Rob
?
The drive unit on Jim Bonners Lot 6 is actually a South Bend? fixit countershaft from the mid thirties.? These were used on the 405 workshop lathe and also the 420 toolmakers lathe.? Rob any of the SB rear bench mount countershafts will work with your lot 5 lathe.? There are I think four different ones but the most common is the adjustable model used for sixty years.? Tons of them out there.? They all use a 7/8 shaft so your Dalton cone pulley will fit these just fine.? The large pulley on them that the motor drives is just the right size and its easy to get the 250 to 300 rpm you need for your Dalton.? With the countershaft running at 300 you will have a safe rpm range for your Dalton.?? Somewhere in one of the catalogs I think I read that Dalton used a countershaft speed of 250.? 250 rpm was the standard line shaft speed for setting up an overhead ceiling line shaft system in the old days.
?
Rob I will send you? a link to one of these countershaft units the next time I see one on eBay.
?
Turk
----- Original Message -----
From: big_libby
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 4:00 AM
Subject: [daltonlathes] Picture of the Lot 6 s/n 167

Hell all,
It's been awhile, I have not had a chance to get back to work on my
lathe. But I was looking thru the Photos and saw the phots of the Lot 6
s/n 167 and the drive unit on it.
Atr this point i have a motor mounted to a alum plate hinged on the
beach and need to come up with a better way of driving the lathe. Are
there better pictures showing the setup of that drive unit? It looks
likek the motor is sitting between the lathe and the pulley and would
be a good design for my layout. So any pictures and dimension would be
great.

thanks

Rob Libby
Dennis Turk
 

Hi Rob

Yes SB used an over center link with an adjustable coupling with a
right and left hand thread so you could shorten or lengthen the link
to the countershaft. With the arm and the adjustable link you could
adjust the belt tension as well as loosen it for changing spindle
speeds or left lose when not in use. SB mounted this arm on the head
stock by a pin that went through the head stock casting just under
the front back gear shaft bushing. I am not sure there is room to
do this on a Dalton head stock but I have set some of these units up
using a gas strut in place of the link. I have been thinking about
building a really good back bench mount countershaft for Dalton
owners but have not had time yet. Hell I can't seem to find time to
complete the thread dials yet. I have one more project in my shop
and as soon as it is completed and shipped I will have time to
complete them.

Turk



Thanks for that information. Are there any of these units with
away to relax the tension when not in use?

Thanks

Rob
 

Hi Rob,

I added a couple of pics of the countershaft to the album. It's a
simple set-up. One of these days I'll mount the countershaft bracket
to a hinged plate so I can adjust the belt tension. Hope the pics give
you a better idea of the set-up. After looking at the pics, it looks
like I need a little shorter belt for the motor.... :-)

Jim

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