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I have a dalton lathe that was grandfather's (tool and die maker) and fathers (machinist who made mini steam engines as hobby) and am trying to determine what type it is and approximate value. I will be selling it since do not use it and need the space in the wood shop. Would like it to go to a good home. Patent name plate i has two pat numbers last one is from 1914, there is no sn or other identifying number that I can see on way ends. and no other name plates other than Pat name plate on it. Its in great shape and runs great. I think it is a lot 5, from the searching I did but need some help. Lastly any input on what it would be worth? Located in upstate NY. Thanks for any feed back

Does anyone have a source for a back plate for a Lot 4 A semi finished one would probably be preferred but the 1.25X 12 threaded hole is the key feature I need. I thought I had one lined up but it seams to have evaporated. TIA Greg

When I engage The change gear on the back it locks the spindle out is this supposed to happen? I did take out the retention pin on the side of the big spindle gear but it still is locked any help would be greatly appreciated thanks

I looking at setting up my Chinese mini lathe up for collets after I get the new spindle bearings in and I figure I should try to find a setup that will also work with the Dalton if possible. Went through a lot of old threads, but I'm still unclear about using collets in the Lot 5 Dalton spindle. Do the 3C collets fit the spindle as is, or is a MT adapter required? Would this be a 3MT to 3C adapter like the mini? Is a collet chuck a better option? Is 3C the way to go? I understand I'd need to obtain a drawbar too.

Been looking into getting a qctp for my Chinese mini lathe and eventually for the Dalton. Been researching them and it appears the aluminum ones that are inexpensive are only really good for machining softer metals and plastics, but you really need a steel one for machining steel. Came across a guy on ebay who is making them named metalcharger. His price seems pretty competitive with the Chinese steel ones and he makes them with dual buttons. Thought maybe someone here would be interested. I don't know the guy and haven't purchased one yet, but it appears to be a nice quality item and a reasonable price - has good feedback on ebay. Don't know if his are compatible with the standard OX type inserts. Had thought about maybe making one myself, but by the time I got the tooling and materials I'd need at the prices today, it would probably cost me more that just buying one.

Happy to find this group. Got a lot 5 from my Dad prior to his passing. It's in sad shape but looks to be complete. I'm hoping to start the long process of getting it back into usable shape soon. It's dirty, a little rusty, and covered in a lot of paint. Also looks like it was either dropped or something fell onto it years ago. The lower side cover is cracked and repaired OK. The upper side cover is cracked and pretty badly repaired with missing bits. Also noticed a crack in the semi-circular band-shaped guard on top. I think it may have come from my old school's shop as my Dad worked for the maintenance dept a couple decades ago and I know they disbanded the shop about the same time due to supposed lack of interest. But other than poor aesthetics, it's looking like it's functionally OK. Really won't know until I dive into it. Going to be some time before I start on it. Still reading and learning. Looks like this one was set up to turn wood at some point.

I just got a dalton 6 b-4 I think, are there any manuals, drawings, schematics, and that stuff? I am looking for a back plate, 3/4 jaw chuck and tail stock parts. Some things I can make, some things I can't; any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help, Ryan Waldt

I just got a dalton 6 b-4 I think, are there any manuals, drawings, schematics, and that stuff? I am looking for a back plate, 3/4 jaw chuck and tail stock parts. Some things I can make, some things I can't; any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help, Ryan Waldt

I just got a dalton 6 b-4 I think, are there any manuals, drawings, schematics, and that stuff? I am looking for a back plate, 3/4 jaw chuck and tail stock parts. Some things I can make, some things I can't; any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help, Ryan Waldt

I don't know if this info is useful, but I'll put it out there. The Grizzly 602 lathe has a 12tpi lead screw if my research is accurate. They also offer a thread dial. To be clear, this is not a direct fit and may not even be useable. That said, while you can buy the whole assembly for $116, you can also buy the individual parts for less and I think many of them have the potential to lend themselves to building a Dalton thread dial. Here's the parts page: https://www.grizzly.com/products/g0602/parts The pic labelled "Apron" has a rough drawing of the thread dial. P0602027 is the gear. It's a 48 tooth. I ordered one just for giggles since it was cheap. It looks like it would kinda sorta work, although probably not worth the effort as long as you can get gears from Dennis. Sorry my pics are awful. You can see on the second picture, it doesn't align perfectly perpendicular to my lead screw, but it seems to mesh reasonably well if you were to angle the shaft slightly from vertical. I'm sure Dennis' gears are a way better match and as long as he makes them available, that's definitely the way to go. But the reason for posting is, if you were building a thread dial from scratch, even with Dennis' gear, some of the other bits Grizzly offers might be useful. I doubt the housing they sell will work without significant modification. But it still may be easier than building something from scratch. Likewise the shaft may work, the dial itself, the little arrow might be useful to have. Might be some cheap shortcuts there that are an alternative to building the whole thing from scratch. For me, I could probably build the mechanism, (other than the gear), but I don't have a way to etch the dial easily, so that dial would be a nice shortcut. Also possible there may be other parts from other lathes that may fit better. I don't know a lot about Grizzly's product lines but it appears their parts are generally reasonably priced and the gear came in a couple days, which these days is pretty remarkable. They may be a source of other parts that can be modified to fit Daltons. Just food for thought...

Hello Group, It is time to get back to this Dalton. I sent a photo or two to Dennis in the past, but I cannot retrieve that correspondence. Please I identify the lot number for me. There are no numbers on the end of the bed. Also, are there any thread dials or at least gears remaining to make one. It is a 12 tpi lead screw. Many Thanks, John Molburg Valparaiso, IN

I have a Lot 2 Dalton Lathe, I posted a photo of it and some details at the time Lot 2 No 23, anyway I have now sorted a few items out namely mounted the lathe on a metal table and fixing the motor below and to the rear with the Pulley above to feed the Lathe. I had the motor fixed, the solenoid had broken, its now sorted. Now I'm at the point of turning metal so I've produced a few practise pieces and have found issues more important than say sorting out any backlash in the Slides. 1) On turning work I'm finding when cutting that the work ends with a slight taper (thicker at the Lathe Chuck end), there's 0.5mm or a number of thou out over say 50mm or 2", I've checked its not the top slide being out and causing it by moving from back to front using the carriage and apron instead for the parallel movement of the cutting tool. 2) I have play on the Tailstock Barrel when I want to drill into my Work Piece, it ends up off centre. The Lathe is 108 years old so there's going to be play everywhere but I need to fix these if it's to become a successful working lathe. The Lathe Bed is Cast Iron so that should be straight, so is the error in the Headstock bearings, so that it's running slightly out of line. I'm not sure what or where the play is in the Tailstock Barrel.