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8th May 2021, 08:12 AM #31
That's a very practical upgrade! Great work.
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16th Aug 2021, 12:37 PM #32
toothed sleeve?
Hi Guys,
The spindle is the last thing needing attention on my Hercus 9C restoration, (I started with a ways regrind from AMH).
I have been pondering whether it would be possible/practical to fit a toothed sleeve to replace my worn spindle gear, and it appears you have answered the question in the affirmative.
So questions, do you have any photos of this repair? were the old teeth "machined off" or ground off? was the sleeve heat shrunk onto the spindle, or fixed by some other means?
This would be a great item to rescue worn spindles if someone would like to manufacture some for sale?
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17th Aug 2021, 12:14 PM #33Intermediate Member
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Hi Tex260Z
I cannot remember exactly what gentleman who carried out the repair told me at the time and he sadly passed away some years ago, however I'm pretty sure he machined off the old teeth.
I believe the new sleeve was installed with an industrial adhesive (ie one of the Loctite flavours), and pinned - I have marked the pin in the images below. I seem to recall he said the pin was really redundant but kept the sleeve located whilst the glue cured.
Hercus spindle repair 1.jpg Hercus spindle repair 2.jpg
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8th Nov 2022, 04:38 PM #34Intermediate Member
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I’ve been distracted from the Hercus for some time by other projects, but occasional uses made me realise I needed to organise my tooling better, so I recently completed some upgrades to this effect.
The toolchest is one that I acquired economically from Kogan. It’s a bit of a light weight compared to units from Snap-on etc, and only about the same depth as the Hercus’ tray. But it works well for this purpose. The splash back/shadow board is mounted to the toolchest not the lathe, but a return on the gal sheet ensure chips all end up in the tray. The wooden plinth in lieu of the wheels keeps it in place and lowers the cabinet a bit giving a workable gap between its top and the lathe for it to be a convenient shelf
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The other addition is a small cabinet that I have made to hold all the change gears beneath the gear cover, should make picking and changing the gears a bit quicker.
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