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    Thanks for the heads up on that! My lathe is...

    Thanks for the heads up on that!
    My lathe is almost the same with only a few cosmetic changes (also originally purchased from McPhersons many moons ago)
    Looks like I'll need to take a trip down...
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    An interesting topic! :) As part of my Hercus...

    An interesting topic! :)
    As part of my Hercus reno, I also swapped the the old clunky 240V motor to a 3 phase driven from a VSD... that gave me my variable speeds and I could overdrive to get a...
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    You might try here, although I couldn't find any...

    You might try here, although I couldn't find any on the website. Give 'em a call or e-mail, you might get lucky :)

    M&G Productions
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    G'day Geoff, I saw your comment on YT... thanks...

    G'day Geoff, I saw your comment on YT... thanks for watching :)

    The paint's just a simple rattle-can from the local hardware. 'Dulux metal shield' and the main colour is Deep Blue. It's a little...
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    G'day Nigel, glad you could watch them and hope...

    G'day Nigel, glad you could watch them and hope you're enjoying them :)

    I'm only just getting time to watch these.
    Seems there's plenty of time up a lot of peoples sleeves these days! I wish I...
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    A little slow on the rebuilding, but here's the...

    A little slow on the rebuilding, but here's the latest ...
    Part #6, Saddle reassembly and chuck cleaning


    https://youtu.be/XMsNVTqYAZw
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    it's all about balance... Part 5, balancing the...

    it's all about balance... Part 5, balancing the spindle.


    https://youtu.be/uUAZOweNnlY
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    A quicky update. Part 4, A new motor, VSD and...

    A quicky update. Part 4, A new motor, VSD and belts...


    https://youtu.be/Hf9Gv2wjKCU
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    Part 3, A quick re-assemble of the headstock... ...

    Part 3, A quick re-assemble of the headstock...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-O6dWZyMnM
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    Part #2, Strip, clean and paint ...

    Part #2, Strip, clean and paint


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J67rs6RU3NM
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    Hercus Restoration Log

    Hmmmm... instead of hijacking my own threads elsewhere, I figured I might be better to just start a new one on the restoration progress :)

    Part #1, The tear down.

    ...
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    Arrrgh! That's the best bits! :doh: Thanks...

    Arrrgh! That's the best bits! :doh:

    Thanks Donaldo, I didn't realise it would do that... I'll remember the tip for future!
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    Well... yes(ish) :rolleyes: I see your point and...

    Well... yes(ish) :rolleyes:
    I see your point and it makes perfect sense. If I reassemble as-is (and that's what I plan to do for now anyway), it won't be any worse off than what it was before.
    The...
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    Thanks Boris (that video seemed familiar to me,...

    Thanks Boris (that video seemed familiar to me, so I may have seen it before now)
    Stefan does some pretty good work and he's interesting to watch (along with This Old Tony as well, who is very...
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    No worries, and yeah... I was a bit surprised by...

    No worries, and yeah... I was a bit surprised by it too. I think that's why it took so long for me to wake up to the fact of what it was! (you can see why I had trouble explaining it as well)

    ...
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    Thanks Nigel :) Yeah, I'm like you - I don't...

    Thanks Nigel :)
    Yeah, I'm like you - I don't know much about wringing apart from that it exists. I don't usually play around with such precision which is probably why I put my problem down to oil...
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    Wringing cross slide?

    G'day all :)
    I've got a curious problem on my cross slide that I knew about early in my rebuild, but dismissed as just being dry dovetails...
    Here's the story - I pulled all the lathe apart,...
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    That's interesting! I was contemplating doing...

    That's interesting!
    I was contemplating doing some 3D printed gears, but thought they would last 3 minutes... but you've convinced me to give a shot when I'm up to that point.
    I'll be off to a...
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    Thanks Frank, most of my confusion with the gear...

    Thanks Frank, most of my confusion with the gear set is the fact that I don't have them all... and I don't know what's missing.
    At the moment, gears are not top of the list in the rebuild because I...
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    Thanks Ray, there's a lot of similarities in...

    Thanks Ray, there's a lot of similarities in those pictures too, especially the half-nut lever. That's always been the main contention when I say 'Hercus' and why I usually say "Nahhh, can't be"......
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    That's interesting... I haven't seen any...

    That's interesting... I haven't seen any reference to that numbering allocation (re: flat bed/prism bed) before now, something to remember, thanks. :wink:
    With all your info, I can at least narrow...
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    Thanks for your input Mal, it's just a little...

    Thanks for your input Mal, it's just a little more confusing for me now! :)
    I thought I had it nailed to a 1940 Hercus based on your website picture... mine is definitely the same look, and your...
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    Thanks for the replies and ideas... I wondered if...

    Thanks for the replies and ideas... I wondered if it was an 'oddball' clone of something, but again, there were a few pointers to it being a Hercus.
    I've been through the lathes UK website for clues...
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    I've no idea what happened to my text in the...

    I've no idea what happened to my text in the original posting!!!
    Here's what I first jotted down, re-edited to makes sense

    G'day all
    As the title suggests, I'm trying to ID my lathe that I just...
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    Lathe identification

    G'day all&nbsp;<img src="https://metalworkforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Smilie" smilieid="1" class="inlineimg"><br>As the title suggests, I'm trying to ID my lathe...
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    Gday Tanii I checked out the link and found it...

    Gday Tanii
    I checked out the link and found it pretty interesting. I've see the Qualos brand before but didn't realise they were made in Melbourne!
    It's amazing the things that we USED to make...
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    Please Patrick, keep ranting... that's all news...

    Please Patrick, keep ranting... that's all news to me!
    I've seen the gear set behind the headstock, but it made no sense to me.. (hey, I'm just an electrician)
    Ok, the bull gear is the one behind...
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    G'day all I appreciate all your help, because...

    G'day all
    I appreciate all your help, because it's bugging me!
    You're right Ken, just use it is good advice... and use it I do! It's one of those tools that for the most part just sits there; but...
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    Hi Pipeclay... First off, I'll try to answer the...

    Hi Pipeclay...
    First off, I'll try to answer the questions

    I probably wont be much help to you.....
    On the contrary, I appreciate your input!

    The piece that appears to be broken........
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    Thanks for the quick reply Pipeclay! Yeah, I...

    Thanks for the quick reply Pipeclay!
    Yeah, I agree, it's a Hercus-style, but it's not ~quite~ right, so I'm a bit stumped so far.
    For a 50's date, I'm only guessing... it may be later and...
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    Lathe identification

    Good morning all
    I've been trolling the web looking for a clue to the identity of my lathe, and to my surprise, there's a Hercus section on my regular forum! I should have known better....

    The...
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