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I have a couple of these now and they are great. May be a bit big for you but come in a couple of sizes. Can usually get them at a good tool / Bearing...

Hi all,

Not sure about English Goliath gear but you can get Goliath threading equipment from the Victorian Goliath via their re-sellers

As I understand they are made here in Vic and I am...

Hi Stuart,

Not sure what your VFD is but if I recall correctly - which sometimes I dont - my VFD has a "Dead Stop" option which 'breaks the motor to a complete and instant stop. Mainly for safety,...

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Hello again Gav,

1/ - I was slightly incorrect in my previous explanation - The bypass is a hole in the side of the cylinder and the amount the piston is set back controls the bleed out of that...

Hi Gavin,

If you look at the rod that connects to the piston that drives off the main shaft and causes the lift on the return stroke.

You should see where the rod screws into the piston body...

Hi Gavin

My saw has had the slide bushes replaced with what appears to be nolothane of similar white plasticy stuff.

I had to remove them and ream them out a bit to stop them binding and...

Hey Gavin,

I have also procured a similar machine and been unable to find any data on them

Mine is very similar in the cutting area, but is Hercus Green and drives from the other side down to...

I went to another trade school wake the other day for the clearance auction. Not much stuff left but a couple of interesting things. Got some great old metalworking texts, and some other bits in...

Evening all,

So when is a lathe not a lathe?
When its a sensational piece of furniture!

I came across this one a week or so ago in a fitter/turner/toolmaker workshop where I was getting some...

Hi.

FWIW - I am finding visits to the local interalloy warehouse a great source of offcuts of nearly anything at very user friendly rates, and lots of great advice.

Hi Grahame,

Great thread!

As an aside the 'kids' I teach are a little older and a totally different topic but sometimes the same attributes - makes you wonder why you do it, but every good one...

Stand in line boys,

I've been tracking that one for a while - same result though.

I also thought it past restoration - maybe- but had an eye on the table as a setup table.

Since got a...

Hi Vin,

Yesterday I called into my local Interlloy agent looking for some advice and ? offcuts.

Was blown away by the salesperson. Couldn't have been more helpful. I explained my novice status...

Hi there,

The control you have sugested are what I use and it works very well.

What breed have you got?

If you check your configurations on some of these units you can set the stop to be a...

Thanks all,

As I suspected - not quite that straightforward. However some great info to date and I will take some pic's tommorow and post up so we can be a bit more specific.

Thanks

Ian

Good morning all and trust you are all having a bit of a break (In the shed of course).

My question this morning is related to repairing cast iron. I have just gotten my Richmond Type 01...

Well good luck with your project.
Should be a very enjoyable task and you will end up with a very good 'old' tool - but the oldies are often the goodies!

Great Article Bob - specially the last...

Now thats a drill - whats your plans for it?

Cant help with a manual but google it and see what links turn up.

Enjoy

Ian

Good afternoon all,

I have recently obtained a preloved RICHMOND TYPE 01 Horizontal Mill, sold by DEMCO machinery in West Melbourne..

I am looking for any manuals or operating instructions for...

Hi all,

Spent as much of the holiday as I could buried in the air conditioned shed playing with my 'toys'. Did a bit of work with both home ground HSS tips and then I tried a small 3/8 double...

Thanks Pipeclay - I found that one OK - good info and thanks Derek I found the gear cover OK too.

I was just wondering if the actual head stock was also matched to the bed by serial numbers.The...

What a stirling idea Sir!

Perhaps the first step is to identify those areas that appeared to have changed that we may want to track and then each interested member can be invited to provide that...

Thanks for your info kwijibo99 - I do have access to their product - I'll give it a go. I've used the white vinegar trick from Bitza500 with success on other stuff but these gears are pretty seixed....

Thanks Pipeclay,

I did follow those lines and am now short a wide blade screwdriver, but I doubt it was ever going to be a tool to rely on....

And I think your right - hercus would have had a...

This might help...file:///E:/DCIM/100CANON/IMG_1659.JPG

I'm doing a little refurb on a Mc Millan pedastal drill I secured. I'm hoping the main shaft may be the same as my Mc Millan clone - which is bent - only a bit but it makes accurate holes a bit of a...

Thanks PipeClay,

Just was'nt sure what is 'normal'.

Ian

I recently saw a very similar setup supplied by LPR toolmakers of Broadford at a field day - they seemed to have good range of similar "stuff". - Might be worth a call.
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Good eveing all,

Feels like summers struck early today...Almost to hot to play in the shed.

Been battling chuck run out or what ever you call it for a while with my Hercus.My first 3 jaw out of...

FYI Bruce Wallis up at Wangaratta currently has a couple of 260's for sale and I noticed he had half a dozen ex school Hercus Model A's just come into stock. Couple of them looked quite tidy.
You...

Hi Richard,

Nice unit! Bet it doesn't stay that clean long..

I see Bruce a bit so if you know what you need I can check with him.
I know he does have a 260 on the floor and he does have as new...

Good Evening Pipeclay,

I have finally reached a point (maybe) where I may be able to cut thread on my Model B.

I think I have a full set of gears for Imperial now.

But I recall seeing /...

Hi Pipeclay

Yes I used it on the w/end and it worked.

You don't touch the work, only lower the drill chuck/pin to just above the work so you can accurately locate it over the work then lift the...

Thanks Pipeclay,

That explains it.

Thanks also Pete F - all these little tricks!

The blue tack and pin idea is to avoid the need for a center punch for drilling, and hence some inherent...

Hi Pipeclay,

As someone a bit further north than you said - Please Explain!

I think I have a vague idea what you mean but would really appreciate a bit more enlightenment. I do have slide rule...

As usual, lots of great ideas and sources.

My offer;
I was in the similar position. I obtained a suitable nut locally, 1 1/2" 8tpi as I recall, but you need to check that, a piece of 1/2" steel...

Get a superdrill thing.

I have two and use them all the time for bigger holes, especially in heavier plate. They run on a 1/2" and 1" shank.
You can sharpen or make your own cutting tools the...

Hi Batpig,

I did something similar on a smaller scale with my die grinder.
I used a piece of flat steel about 3/4" thick. Drilled a hole to suit the drill body diameter, then cut it in half,...

As a (relatively) simple project for my lathe and as something I can use I made the toolpost as per attached.images. I modified it slightly due to limited access to a Mill but it works fine.
I made...

Hi Graeme,

I did this process a little while ago.

there is some info on the hercus forum - haven't figured out how to link to another thread yet.. Anyone know how - page 1 "milling...

Thanks all,

What great info...

Ken That great link is where I was thinking because I was bit loathe to stick something in the jaws of my new chuck and belt it, likewise jam up any gears - they...

Ouch,

Weekend would have been better spent tuning steel into swath...

Mine are not rusted - I suspect one of my back plates has too much thread so it is not sitting against the Spindle but...

Good evening all,

I'd like to dig into the combined knowledge base of the group out there with a small dilemma. I now have a new set of back& Bull gears gears for my Model B, (Thanks Bitza) and a...

That is precisely why I got one - the first tool post is being machined in these pics.

I think my attachment came via Hare & Forbes - they have them.

I have learnt that there are some bolts on...

Hi Tanni51,

I have just grafted this onto my Hercus. (Model B)

Not suggesting this is the best way for one moment and I am sure here are lot of others who have tried similar process that can...

Take lots of photos as you take it apart - worth the effort when you try to put it together again, usually a little time later after you have cleaned and repaired the bits, and then find you have a...

Peter

From the photos it looks very much like the PCB found in the VFD with similar componentry indicating an VFD device or at least some form of speed control.

One would assume t would run a...

Controlling your toy's

As discussed recently here are some pics of the control unit for my lathe

It is an Emerson Commander SK. This one is capable of running 1.5KW (2HP)

Pic 1/ The unit...

Thanks for all that advice Steve , wasn't sure about the grinding but a couple of people I spoke to suggested it is the easiest way. I did as you suggested and covered up - I was able to improve it...