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Thread: Hercus 9 Query
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10th Jan 2020, 04:27 PM #1New Member
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Hercus 9 Query
Hi All,
I've dusted off a lathe that has been in my garage for a number of years and am hoping the forum can help me to understand a bit more about the Hercus lathes. I'm interested to know how old it is and if it is a standard model etc.
I can see that it is a Hercus 9 Model C ( machine number 3589). It also has C9819 stamped on the bed (hopefully right terminology?). I fired the lathe up today and it turns which was a surprise as it looks like it has been idle for many years.
I've attached a few photos of the lathe and parts. Thanks in advance for any replies!
Richard
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19th Jan 2020, 06:37 PM #2Intermediate Member
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I think the two different numbers like 3589 you provide imply that your lathe is a combination of parts from two different lathes manufactured about ten years apart, say in 1955 and in about 1965.
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19th Jan 2020, 08:27 PM #3Mechanical Butcher
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It looks dry. Oil it everywhere, but especially the headstock bearings, which are plain.
Do you intend to keep it?
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28th Jan 2020, 09:48 PM #4New Member
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Thanks - makes sense now. Not sure of the history of the lathe as it came with the house when we bought it a few years ago. Previous owner had been here for a long time and had a lot of machinery in the garage. Sounds like a lot of the machines came from schools and TAFE - he was a retired teacher so might have had good access to parts?
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28th Jan 2020, 09:54 PM #5New Member
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31st Jan 2020, 06:49 PM #6Diamond Member
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Not sure what to do with it?
Once you have a lathe, you will imagine uses;
- Making washers the exact size you need,
- reducing the diameter of screw heads to fit in other machines where you have lost a screw or bolt,
- making wheels in nylon to repair window or door rollers,
- shortening screws or bolts,
- making sleeves or bushes to adapt metric bolts into imperial machines,
- creating a set of darts,
- creating steel wool
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31st Jan 2020, 08:11 PM #7Mechanical Butcher
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