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TL apron
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Dennis Turk
Hi all
Today I received a complete TL Dalton apron. Kind of grunge but in original finish and complete and in nice shape. A fellow offered it to me for free and would not even let me pay the shipping. Soooooo if anyone needs a TL apron or parts to one let me know as I will pass this find on to who ever needs it or parts to it. First come first gets it. Dennis Turk |
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--- In daltonlathes@..., "Dennis Turk" <dennis.turk2@...>
wrote: to me for free and would not even let me pay the shipping. Soooooo ifthis find on to who ever needs it or parts to it. First come first getsit. Hey Dennis, I was wondering, what is the original finish? Mine is battle ship gray. Thanks. Dan Lane |
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Dennis Turk
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi Dan
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Like all machines built up to about 1932 the
Daltons were coated with Japanning.? This is not paint but more of a
mineral based coating.? It consist of 2 parts pure gum turpentine 2 parts
boiled linseed oil and 1 part powdered asphalt or asphaltum as it was known
as.? Some added a little pine tree rosin as a hardener.? The
turpentine dissolved the powdered asphalt and was also the pigment that gave the
mix the black color.? This was brushed on individual parts then left to air
dry over a two day period.? In that time the Japanning would lay out dead
flat and would fill all the casting flaws and pits and voids.? This one
thing is what distinguishes japanning from paint as no one? has ever made
paint act like japanning.? After air drying the parts would go through
three or four baking's with temperatures going all the way up to 350 to 400
degrees.? Some times I am told that in-between baking's the parts mite be
rubbed with pumas powder to smooth them.? Singer Sawing machines you see
that are black this is not paint as Singer was the masters of the japanning
art.? Singer continued to use japanning up into the late
fifties.
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Japanning has a luster and caricature to it that I
have never been able to replicate with paint.? I get close but no
cigar.
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Turk
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Dear Dennis,
Wow, thank you for the history lesson. I had no idea. I didn't think the gray was original. This is the real shiny, hard coat you see on most old machines then? I think I have seen old machinery with this not quite paint, black coating. Almost like an epoxy paint, but not quite. Thanks again. Dan Lane |
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