Hi All
Just a little note now that I have a computer working again.
I have a number of projects in the shop right now. I am helping
Todd Young with his TL Dalton that is a real puzzle as all the
Dalton cast in name and letters have been ground off the lathe and
the big Dalton TL that is on the front of the bed has been covered
up with a riveted on steel plate. Todds Dalton has a damaged
cross slide so I am fixing him up with modifide 9 inch SB cross
slide and compound. For you that do not know much about a TL they
do not have a compund rather a very simple cross slide with a tee
slot for the tool post.
I also have Greg Fosmarks Lot 6 saddle cross slide and compound in
for some repairs and upgrades. Mister Bonner you will be pleased to
know that the large dial rings on Gregs lathe are factory orginals.
Very nicely done I mite add. Gregs parts are in great shape and
will be an easy fix. Like the one I did for Jim Bonner I am
upgrading the cross slide from a 7/16 10 LH screw to a 1/2 10 LH so
I could use his original nut. I did this also on Todds TL lathe as
there was room for the larger screw. These screws I make her at the
home shop.Both of these lathes are being setup with ball and needle
thrust bearings on the cross slide and compound screw so all end
play in the screws is eliminated. Makes for nice feel also. Right
Jim?
Mister Andy Sargent has a very nice surprise coming to him in the
future but we will only tantalize him right now."-))))
John Glands B4 Dalton is back home and up and running. John seems
to be really pleased with the way it turned out. Lots of work but
was a fun project. John is in the proccess of restoring and setting
up a very old small Pratt and Whitney horizontal mill to go with the
Dalton. John will use the tools in his restoration of old antique
fishing reals.
I have just finished up the restoration and repair of a 1943 Heavy
Ten South Bend that will go to my nephew down in Medford Oregon. I
have also just finished a C model 36 inch South Bend workshop lathe
that will go to some diserving indavidual that will take care of
it. Any takers???????????
I am in the last steps of getting my lathe stand with flywheel and
peddle assembly shipped from England. These parts go to my 1931
Drummond lathe that I have restored. Now if you guys wont to work
on something really odd try and English machine for a change.
Sure glad that this user group is up and running and please feel
free to post questions to me here rather than at my home address.
This way all will get the benifit of the chat that goes on here. I
am also a memember of the SB and the English Drummond user groups
and have had a lot of fun with them. Several years ago Andy and I
talked about a user group but at the time we felt there were just
not enough Daltons around to make it work. I stand corrected Andy
but I think we are up to over seventy Daltons known of now. They
just keep coming out of the wood work it seams.
Hay Andy Woody emailed me wile my computer was down and he needs
some belting for his Lot 6. Can you email him and give him a hand.
It seams that there is still some bugs in this new computer as I can
receive emails but can send them right now so this is why I am
posting here.
Also I was inventoring my Lot six change gears today and I find that
I have a couple of extra ones so if any Lot six owner needs anything
let me know. I will post a list of what I have if anyone is
interested. I also have a nice selection of new West German and SB
4C collets for you Lot 6 owners. If interested let me know.
John Gland is shipping me the Lot 5 lathe the he picked up for me.
Before to long I should have a list of spare parts that I will have
avalable from the last two Daltons the were gotten off ebay. Dave
Kirk in NY had one of them and we still need to deside just what we
are going to do with it. Dave as used a couple of parts but not
just sure what we are going to do with the rest of them. Both of
these lathes are of the later post 1923 production so have the two
piece back gear guards so they are not usable on early Lot 3 or 4
lathes. I will see what we get with the lathe John is shipping me
and there may be some change gears avalable from this lathe.
Well this should be enough for one day so all you Dalton owners keep
them lathes turing out works of art.
Dennis Turk
