Thread: Busted my pedestal drill

Originally Posted by Abratool

Our first intro to Metal Lathes at 12 yrs of age. Think from memory they were "Gregco" with flat beds & flat belt drive.
Bruce

Bruce,

Like this?

Frank.

Originally Posted by jack620

Rob, that would be better, but do they make them in a 90mm?


Chris

Yes, see below.

Muffler Clamp 3 5 Inch | eBay

Rob

Originally Posted by franco

Bruce,

Like this?

Frank.

Yes, Frank I reckon thats it.
I cannot recall the cross slide handwheel being that large in dia.?
Your lathe appears to be in nice condition for its age.
Our first project at 12 yrs of age was to machine up a Centre Punch out of a piece of Hex Tool Steel.
The taper was cut using the compound slide. Then we hardened & tempered the punch. It just seems like yesterday.
You have a nice lathe there Frank, & thanks for sending the Photo.
regards
Bruce

Bruce, I think that the lathes at Ashfield were either Southbends or early hercus's they certainly had flat belts and a low counter shaft.
Graeme

Originally Posted by anglesmith

Bruce, I think that the lathes at Ashfield were either Southbends or early hercus's they certainly had flat belts and a low counter shaft.
Graeme

Graeme
They had low countershafts, because when we stared in through the windows (near the Tuckshop) while eating a meat pie,we could see over the countershafts, into the metalwork room.
They definitely had flat beds, & I would bet anything, that they were Gregcos like in Franks photo above.
The first I had heard of Hercus was when I used a Hercus bench lathe model A to cut a 13/16" .813" dia square form vise screw thread (between centres) at Meadowbank Tech during Apprenticeship, in 1958 I was 17. Still using the Vise ! The Hercus handled the job with ease.
Hooked on Hercus, from that point in time onwards.
Discovered Southbend sometime later.
Both Hercus & Southbend had a one vee & one flat on the bed or slideway.
Good memories.
Bruce

Originally Posted by Abratool

Yes, Frank I reckon thats it.
I cannot recall the cross slide handwheel being that large in dia.?
Your lathe appears to be in nice condition for its age.
Our first project at 12 yrs of age was to machine up a Centre Punch out of a piece of Hex Tool Steel.
The taper was cut using the compound slide. Then we hardened & tempered the punch. It just seems like yesterday.
You have a nice lathe there Frank, & thanks for sending the Photo.
regards
Bruce

Hi Bruce,

Thought it might bring back some memories.

You are correct about the hand wheel. My father, who bought the lathe new in 1948, made a cross slide wheel to replace the original ball crank, (which I still have), because it is easier with no power cross feed to get a smooth feed with a wheel than the original crank. He chose this lathe ahead of the Myford, which cost the same, because it was more substantially built and had a 1" bigger swing and bigger headstock bore, and ahead of the Hercus because of a considerable price difference in favour of the Brackenbury and Austin (Gregco 918).

Regards,

Frank.

Back to the hose clamp quick fix if you a Truck Parts shop like Truckline handy they will have heavy clamps for turbo hoses which use a bolt for tightening and come in all sizes.
Price should be around $15 for a 90 to 100mm clamp.

Rob, thanks for the link.

Thanks Whitey. I have a couple of those securing my dust extractor ducting. They are fantastic clamps.

I managed a temporary fix today. Pried the broken ring apart with a screwdriver and slipped a piece of 0.5mm copper shim in between the column and the ring. I was then able to secure the ring with a standard hose clamp. Time will tell how robust the job is. My first impression is that it is more secure than it was when it was just the grub screw holding it. As Graeme pointed out, the upper ring seems to do bugger-all anyway.

I'm ashamed to say my temporary fix may be become permanent.

There is this type of muffler clamp too. Stronger than a hose clamp and available in a wide range of sizes, although the operating range is normally only about 5mm so careful selection is neccessary.

They are available in Oz too, although this listing is in the UK.

W2 MIKALOR Stainless Supra Heavy Duty Hose Clamp Exhaust Pipe Turbo Clamps Norma | eBay

As others have said, the proper repair is probably the best long term.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by franco

Bruce,

Like this?

Frank.

Frank
If you ever consider selling your lathe, please consider me as a first looker.
It brings back good memories. I like fiddling with lathes.
regards
Bruce

Jack, the main thing is that your mind can now focus on the work your doing with the drill press! Temporary fixes must be good, our country seems to run on them?
Graeme

Just did a search and found this thread on them:
http://www.woodworkforums.com/f11/re...upgrade-21490/

Cheers,

Simon

Hello,
I had the same thing happen a number of years ago, and managed a fairly long term repair. I made a ring to slip tightly around the broken part (like the exhaust clamp), but from 12x2 or 3mm flat bar and welded it together. Long time ago, but I think I did it in situ. It was located by tapping a hole to line up with the original part.

Cheers,

Thanks for the feedback Andy.

Simon,
thanks for the link. I'll mull it over.

Here's a 73mm ID one if it's any good to you.

PM if you want it.


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