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I know you have welded it up so this may not work. I made a mill bench a while ago and sized it to fit a set of metal drawers. Another idea is with the end that is below the head. If you close it...

Just saw this for sale.

Milwaukee Milling machine Model H$500

Milwaukee Milling machine Model H.
serial number puts it made in 1943.
50 series taper bore in the head.
Gearbox rpm....

Please educate me on the advantages of this parting tool design?
Thanks Steve

If only you had a lathe, you could spin up a disk and put an o ring on it :).

A grease gun like this should work with oil....

A bit of suitable cutting fluid or lubrication will probably help things along.

Thanks very much Michael. I will PM to sort payment and pickup options. Yes I have all ready mentioned it to the better half. Understand luckily has a broad meaning, but after 30 plus years I think...

Thanks for the offer. I will be visiting my daughter in 5 weeks time and she lives about 15 minutes from Michael. If it breaks down I will just put it in my bag. If not I may contact you and see what...

For full visibility for all viewers I have sent a PM to Michael saying I would like to buy if we can sort out pickup. Hopefully we can and I get a new crane. If we do I will message on here for full...

Hello Michael

Does this happen to come into 2 pieces. For example the arm that heads up at around 45 degrees, is it easily removable, it looks so in the photo. The weight would be good to pack in...

I had heard the one flat pulley thing but the Clarkson grinders had both domed. I understand some tool post grinders also have 2 domed pulleys. From that I can only assume that as long as one is...

I/we don't have much idea of your lathe experience. My recommendation is use the holders you have when you first get the lathe running. From there you will start to make a judgement. Depending on...

Thanks for the post, I just sat down to research a similar idea as I purchased a heavy steel cabinet for my tool storage. It is 3mm plate.

I will send you a message about the orange crane.
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Thanks Michael

I have just come in from making the crowned motor pulley. I just decided to go with some crown would be good but I don't want to much approach. As it turns out the crown I ended up...

I think the internet is making my lazy/dumber. In my younger days I would always go to the bookshelf and grab a reference book. Now I will at times forget I may have the answer. I had a read of my...

Does anyone know if there is a set curve for design of pulleys for the use with Daclon flat belts, or can I just make them flat and put a fence on one pulley?

Thanks Steve

Thanks for all of the replies. The project that lead me to checking the speed of the work head come from me thinking about sharpening Carbide scrapers.

I was lying in bed last night and it...

I have just about got my Hercus 3 grinder up and running. I was planning a modification that I will post once I have this first issue sorted. I checked the pulley sizes and with the motor running at...

I understand the attachment to the files, from what I can work out, the only correct technique for scraping is the one that gets the desired result for the user. You have no doubt refined your...

Thanks for the post. You are helpful as usual. Half the reason for my reply is to clear it up in my own mind.

I have the advantage that a good handle for the Sandvik is a phone call away, Dad.
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Thanks for the reply, without boring you to much with my past, I grew up on a farm and inherited a trait from my father. That is, do it cheap and make do.
Whilst this has probably served me very...

As a mate of mine says, you get 100% of what you don't ask for. It is taking me a while to get used to this concept.

I am SE QLD based and am wanting to get into the bottomless pit of hand...

Would one of these motors be a suitable candidate. The one I was thinking about runs at 360rpm. I have seen recommended speeds from 200 to 400 rpm so these are in the range. It has the mounting holes...

Do you have a link to the brand at all?

I am watching this with interest. I am picking up a granite surface plate today and have been thinking about a sharpening source for carbide.

I have measured the clearance for my bearings. it would appear to be around .0004" to .0005" . It looks like one of my bearings may have been spinning by the shine on the race but no clear evidence...

Thanks Bob

I was assuming that the amount of oil would be just enough to cover the bottom of the outer race so that some oil is circulated. I am also assuming the front set of bearings only are...

This post could not have come at a better time. On the weekend I pulled my bearings out of my newly acquired Hercus 3. The previous owner had purchased it from another person who appears to have...

I should start with my standard disclaimer, I have not reached amateur status and am just passing on what I thought I heard.

When I did the scraping course we stoned with Precision ground flat...

I have no evidence to support what i heard but it apparently was a result of the world shortage of shipping containers and the resultant increase in sea freight post covid. I have not heard if the...

For those looking for a Hercus craftsman, this is on Facebook Brisbane.
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Now to work out if these are part of the set or not.

Kafie

It looks like you got it in one. I hope you are keeping count on how many beers I must owe.
I will have to decide if it goes in the might be useful pile or the sell pile.

Steve

I recently purchased a SAJO Mill and Hercus T&C grinder. Lucky I got both as a heap of the Hercus accessories were in the SAJO pile and a couple of SAJO bits were in the Hercus pile. I have been...

Kryn good question well asked "While on the subject of nipples, what's the difference between grease and oil nipples?"
I also purchased a Hercus grinder and I believe it should have been oiled. The...

Thanks all for the oiler sugestions. It triggered a memory that day had given me something like that in a box of stuff years ago. When I get back from my work trip I will give this a go after a...

Hello Steve, another happy customer. You have impeccable packing skills, they made it to QLD perfectly.

Steve

I had a chance to look over the SAJO mill today. It has many oiling points but they look a bit like a grease nipple. A conventional oil can won't work on them. Is there a particular type of oil can...

It looks like the 2B post link takes me to the 2A video.

Steve

Thanks very much for these PDF's, I am a fan of reference material. I would say you are a very useful and helpful Llama :).

I have had a full weekend moving my new purchases 38+ degrees and high humidity.
I ended up with a Hercus tool cutter grinder and a SAJO UF48 horizontal mill with a vertical attachment and slotting...

Thanks very much lamestllama and Steve. I have now established the pin is there and meant to be permanent to align the base, motor mount and work head. Undoing the two bolts at the back does indeed...

Thanks Steve. I have now pulled the motor mount and spindle of the top of the column. It would appear the pin is there for a reason. There is a clamp at the back of the column that looks like it...

Thanks Barron

This should be the correct way now.

I suspect it is a pin to set at a common angle for the previous user, but it won't pull out. It may be a broken bolt that does not want to...

Good to see you found it. Is there any chance of putting the dimension of the width from flat to flat for future reference. It would be handy if anyone comes looking later and wonders what size SDM3...

I picked up a Hercus tool grinder today. I am new to these and have a couple of questions, with more to come no doubt.

In the second photo there is a nut. Is loosening the nut all that is required...

George, I have not disassembled mine. If you need a close up photo of a part just let me know.

Steve

Well that answered a question I have been thinking on for a few days. Steve if you happen to still have 5 of these and happy to send to SEQLD l would like them. I can see a use for them with the...

Hi Bruce, you're correct there, one can NEVER have tooo many tools.

Not sure if I agree Kryn, at the last place I worked there were to many tools, and none of them were very handy.:)

Steve

All good points Michael. I have watched a number of videos where people are aiming for 40 points per square inch or higher when scraping in a machine. I have also seen some very worn lathes where...