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    What were the original Hercus Lathes copied from?

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    The hercus lathes are copies of the southbend.

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    Thank you! Read the article you posted. I had always thought they were Myford knock offs.

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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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    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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    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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