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7th Feb 2007, 12:06 PM
Thread: Saw a lathe on Ebay today
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Hercus Lathes are excellant for home use! Their...
Hercus Lathes are excellant for home use! Their lathes are fairly basic in construction and can be easily o/hauled. Hercus are based in Adelaide at Regency Park, they carry a good range of spares,...
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6th Feb 2007, 06:45 PM
Thread: Saw a lathe on Ebay today
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Hi Sterob, Little Hafco AL54 going to auction...
Hi Sterob,
Little Hafco AL54 going to auction here in Adelaide on Thursday 8th (lot #120), 2004 build, but might be too basic ie. change wheels, not geared head, 750mm bed length. Mason Gray Strange... -
7th Nov 2006, 11:49 PM
Thread: Metal bluing solution
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Hi bsrlee, Have wondered what goes into those...
Hi bsrlee,
Have wondered what goes into those "cold blueing" solutions that you pay heaps for,like $12+ for a little plastic bottle.I just recently had to blue some lathe parts and used both the... -
5th Nov 2006, 11:11 AM
Thread: Lever Dial Indicator
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Hi Sterob, My TESATAST Dial Indicator can...
Hi Sterob,
My TESATAST Dial Indicator can perform that task. It has 25mm Dial and reads 0.01mm increments. TESA is the brand name, I think they are a Swiss company.
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24th Oct 2006, 12:09 PM
Thread: Home made power feed for HM-45
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Hey! more power to ya, keep us posted by all...
Hey! more power to ya, keep us posted by all means regarding the power feed set up. Are you happy with the mill?, been looking at the same model for awhile now myself.
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18th Oct 2006, 12:06 PM
Thread: 9 inch Hercus Lathe
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Hi Brian, Recently I added some gears to my...
Hi Brian,
Recently I added some gears to my collection to complete the set. Mine were imported , bought on EBay at auction. My lathe is a 9"B Southbend, the Hercus is a clone of the S/B. You may... -
2nd Oct 2006, 11:24 AM
Thread: power feed for a HM-45
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Hi Sterob, Sorry can't help with alternative...
Hi Sterob,
Sorry can't help with alternative power feed, but the HM-45 looks like its good value for money, have you been using it since you bought it ?
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13th Sep 2006, 01:28 PM
Thread: Howto drill large hole?
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Hi Fly, You could re-sharpen your 5/8" drill bit...
Hi Fly,
You could re-sharpen your 5/8" drill bit to cut sheetmetal. This is a bit awkward to explain, but basically you grind away about 95% of the cutting edge of the drill, this becomes clearance.... -
22nd Feb 2006, 04:45 PM
Thread: Cutting stainless steel pipe
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Hi Ratchet, Not sure whether food grade...
Hi Ratchet,
Not sure whether food grade aluminium tube is available, but if you have a choice about which material to work with then choose the ally for this job.
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18th Feb 2006, 09:40 AM
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Hi, If you have enough material to drill into ie...
Hi,
If you have enough material to drill into ie depth of the tapping size hole, might I suggest a slight counterbore the exact diameter of the tapped hole. So if you want to drill & tap a 5/16"W... -
15th Feb 2006, 12:54 PM
Thread: WIP - Trailer
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Trailer Sides
Hey, "Butcherman",
Did you have the sides of the trailer formed up at a sheetmetal workshop?, or can you buy that profile, "off the shelf", say from stratco or a trailer manufacturer?
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7th Dec 2005, 07:35 PM
Thread: 7/16" ACME LH 10 TPI Tap
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Thanks problem "solvered"
Bought new Screw and Nut from Hercus at Regency Park a suburb of Adelaide.
Hercus built reproductions of the Southbend lathe that the Crossfeed Screw and Nut were out of. I didn't realise that they... -
5th Dec 2005, 11:57 AM
Thread: 7/16" ACME LH 10 TPI Tap
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7/16" ACME LH 10 TPI Tap
Hi All,
My first thread in this forum, will try not to cock it up.
Looking to source a 7/16" ACME Left Hand threaded tap of 10 threads per inch,to manufacture a bronze nut for a lathe crossfeed...