Thread: Hercus 260 Standard Attachments as at 1988ish and their Specifications / Sizes

Hi All,

I found this with the papers that I got with my lathe. It is a sales brochure that lists all of the standard attachments and their specifications. It may be of interest to someone and hopefully helps to answer some questions that you may have. I am guessing its 1988 as some other documents that I have are dated 1988.

Thanks Noob,

I already have it, but yours is much smaller file size, and better resolution.

Cheers,
Jordan

Thanks, very interesting.

Pg 7. "Cup type drive plate" New one on me. What were those used for ?

Pg 8. "Low voltage light 32 volts" I know a lot of rural home power units were 32volt in the day, though why on a 1980's lathe? Were 32 volt a factory standard perhaps?

Originally Posted by YBAF

Pg 7. "Cup type drive plate" New one on me. What were those used for ?

I think that's a safety type of driving dog catch plate, when turning between centres. It's less likely to catch loose clothing, and used mostly in schools.

Jordan

Originally Posted by nadroj

I think that's a safety type of driving dog catch plate, when turning between centres. It's less likely to catch loose clothing, and used mostly in schools.

Jordan

Makes sense.

These "Cup Type" Drive Plates were used at Sydney Tech (Ultimo) on lathes during the 1950s 1960s & as Jordan "Nadroj" outlined were for safety reasons.
Bruce

Pg 8. "Low voltage light 32 volts" I know a lot of rural home power units were 32volt in the day, though why on a 1980's lathe? Were 32 volt a factory standard perhaps?[/QUOTE]

32 volts was an industry standard in that era for lead lights and other lights exposed to possible breakage in situ where safety was an issue. Globes of 60W and 100W were readily available of reinforced filament construction (RC). The outlet socket for 32 volts has two flat pins across the centre but at right angles to each other. See Clipsal Cat#405/32 or HPM Cat#57 described as "2-pin Flat, 'T' polarised base, 15 amp., 32 volts". Corresponding plugs were, of course, available from both companies.

Chas.