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28th Jul 2012, 05:38 PM #1logic
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Hercus Lathes.
What were the original Hercus Lathes copied from?
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28th Jul 2012, 05:58 PM #2future machinist
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The hercus lathes are copies of the southbend.
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28th Jul 2012, 06:24 PM #3logic
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Thank you! Read the article you posted. I had always thought they were Myford knock offs.
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28th Jul 2012, 09:20 PM #4Banned
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Bob
The Hercus page at the same site Andre linked too, might have some additional information.
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As to being “knock off’s” I was under the impression these were fully licensed. To the point where Hercus actually supplied machines to Southbend in the 60’s. So they had a workable business arrangement. I think WW2 and being an ally, had more than a bit to do with that.
On a side note, one of the most senior machine tool engineers, I’ve ever know retired about a decade ago. He was telling me, that when he entered the game at age 14, he was working for Pauer. The company latter went on to become Power / Repco, of grinders.
Anyhow, he was telling me, they had the entire drawing library of Jones & Shipman, back in those days, in case the empire fell.
Regards Phil.
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28th Jul 2012, 10:21 PM #5
UK version
The UK made BOXFORD is another clone , I wonder if that was a licensed arrangement . The lathes UK site also mentions another aussie clone PARKANSON ? this is quite a rare machine apparently .
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29th Jul 2012, 04:35 PM #6Diamond Member
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Hi,
According to Lathes uk, Hercus also made some TNC lathes as well (which is an Aussie version of the Adept mini lathe).
Ben
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