I had been watching the listing for this for a couple weeks, but it was too pricy for my budget, seeing that I had to go to NYC for my sons wedding. But, when I got back, the price had fallen by 50%, so I called, met the guy that after noon, and loaded it into the back of my truck
This is the photo from the listing:
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loaded in the back of my truck
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It has both sets of original legs, with one of them having hanging spots for change gears, while the other has a cabinet for steady and follower rests
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this is the motor mount mast, as it an early lathe, made when line shafts where still the norm and they hadn't changed over to back or under mounted motors.
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disassembled for unloading. This thing is both very dirty, and very, very heavy. For a 7x24 it weighs around a quarter ton. Every part of this, from the gears to the pan, is cast iron.
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and assembled in the back garage. Under the slopped on grey paint is the original black japaning, mostly in good shape. Everything moves smoothly, but there is one badly brazed repair:
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So, it has a couple missing parts, mostly around the original mechanical reverse system. One of the problems is there are no manuals for these, so I am trying to research as many photos and vintage ads for them I can find. Lathes.co.uk has some stuff I need to order, and there is a Dalton section on Groups.io. But, I did get both steady and following rests, the change gears, and a few other things
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55347587528_dd5cb96218_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2sjSRuu)
So, that is the new big project, while I work on the single shot the rest of the time.