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    Oh bugger, didn't realise it was a 260! no...

    Oh bugger, didn't realise it was a 260!
    no still only the 2 for now Mal :U
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    G'day Jeff, let me know id you want to part with...

    G'day Jeff, let me know id you want to part with your spare tailstock mate:U
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    You are correct, I completely forgot about the...

    You are correct, I completely forgot about the back gears lol
    So with the back gear engaged I would just divide by 3?
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    G'day Chris, thank you so much for the generous...

    G'day Chris,
    thank you so much for the generous offer, if im down that way i will definitely take you up on it.
    I'm in Macleod so a bit of a hike for me.
    I'm just starting out in metal work so my...
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    Hello again brains trust, so based on the...

    Hello again brains trust,
    so based on the information I have learnt from your replies, I have done a
    drawing on what I believe the chuck speed would be on my Hercus.
    Could someone check my math...
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    Well Nigel, I tried turning by hand in all manner...

    Well Nigel, I tried turning by hand in all manner of ways but no glory,maybe I'm just a weakling lol then I bit the bullet and flicked the power on and off and of course you were right , it worked,...
  7. Thread: My Widgets

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    Newby too!

    As a newby i want to learn all different processes, but I thought i would add my 2 cents to see if how i would have done it would be good , bad or ugly!!

    My approach would have been,
    Face off the...
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    very informative thread, thanks for the share

    very informative thread, thanks for the share
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    Couldn't find any tie-wraps, so cut some short...

    Couldn't find any tie-wraps, so cut some short pieces of chain, to hold up the loops of cable.

    386052

    I did the same a long time ago in my old workshop, I found the use of a single jack chain...
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    oh ok I'll give it a go , thanks

    oh ok I'll give it a go , thanks
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    Yup done that, engaged the rear lever, then...

    Yup done that, engaged the rear lever, then pulled the pin out(which spins the gear freely when back lever isnt engaged)
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    Thanks for that Grahame, I have downloaded that...

    Thanks for that Grahame,
    I have downloaded that pic, cropped it, enlarged it to suite my failing eyes and have sent it off with the boss to her work for laminating lol.386302
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    Cross slide play adjustment? 9C

    Hi guys,
    I seem to have a bit of play in the feed on the cross slide,
    It moves back and forth about 1/4 of a turn b4 engaging.
    This isn't a huge problem for me when I am turning as I'm a beginner...
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    [QUOTE=nigelpearson;1963166]Lever 1 is called the...

    [QUOTE=nigelpearson;1963166]Lever 1 is called the "back gear lever" and has to be used with "the bull gear lock-pin" un-locked.
    If you look in the headstock, on the chuck side, there is a pin poking...
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    Thanks Frank, I will now go and check if there is...

    Thanks Frank, I will now go and check if there is a spec plate on the motor with its rpm!
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    Newby question re spindle speeds

    Please be gentle!

    firstly if this statement is wrong , don't bother reading any further lol

    so if I want to turn something, anything, I think I know this:
    firstly i need to know the type of...
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    Thanks mate, I will have another look then!

    Thanks mate, I will have another look then!
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    Luckily my back gears seem to be in good shape. ...

    Luckily my back gears seem to be in good shape.
    Im making a milling attachment for the Sheraton seeing as I dont have a tailstock. it can be my makeshift mill for now!
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    My Sheraton introduction

    G'day everyone,
    I was gifted this Sheraton a year or so ago and spoke to Mal re replacement parts etc, I needed some gears, 54/18 and a 72/18 compound gear,idler gear bolt, a tailstock, oilers and...
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    Cr11635

    G'day Mal,
    spoke to you about a year ago regarding a Sheraton of Melbourn 9 lathe I bought.
    Well I bought a Hercus 9 as well now, serial no CR11635
    Hope to restore both of them .

    Darren
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