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Dalton Lathe Restoration

Dalton Lathe Dalton Lathe -- view of the muck-encrusted headstock before cleaning. (23,414 bytes)Roughly assembled after initial cleaning - note grey paint on only half the lathe! (34,967 bytes)Roughly assembled after intital cleaning (22,077 bytes)Roughly Assembled -- close up of countershaft (16,039 bytes)
Roughly assembled -- alternative view of countershaft assembly (15,624 bytes)Apron showing missing lettering where casting has been repaired (21,107 bytes)Alternative view of Apron showing repair work and poor paint work too (18,183 bytes)Cross slide showing damage to grub screws and remains of maroon paintwork (10,200 bytes)Cross slide showing evidence of previous chuck damage (ouch) (14,611 bytes)
Top slide showing various damage and abuse (15,407 bytes)Top slide close up showing evidence of overtightening clamp (12,120 bytes)Top slide viewed from below -- note crack and repair plate. (14,922 bytes)One way to keep the lathe vibration free -- embed the legs in concrete! (16,806 bytes)More vestigial remains of concrete. Rust line shows the original depth (20,882 bytes)
General view of Dalton lathe parts on bench after imersion in caustic soda and prior to painting. (22,335 bytes)Dalton factory Lot and Serial numbers - Lot 3, No. 742 (32,917 bytes)Banjo for mounting screwcutting gears showing damage and repair plate. (12,058 bytes)Srewcutting gear banjo showing carefully made repair plate for fractured clamp. (11,715 bytes)Headstock gear guard showing welded repair (12,513 bytes)
Headstock gear guard showing welded repair (visible after paint removal) (12,629 bytes)Yet more repairs to the headstock gear guards (12,579 bytes)General view of headstock gear guard showing repair welds. (16,779 bytes)Headstock tumble reverse index holes showing repair - headstock has been drilled, tapped, plugged and finally redrilled. (31,163 bytes)Alternative view of repairs to headstock showing the stud screwed in to repair the worn upper tumble reverse index hole (29,122 bytes)
Reassembly at last. A general view of the stand and bed after a coat of black Hammerite paint. (17,200 bytes)