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  1. 9th March 2011, 11:37 PM #1
    gallegos
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    Default hercus craftsman?

    I have seen a 'hercus craftsman steel lathe' advertised locally and was wondering what this might look like so I can decide if I want to go and have a look... Can anyone help?
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  3. 10th March 2011, 04:13 AM #2
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    I Googled the "hercus craftsman steel lathe" you wrote and found a free pdf manual for it at the top of the page.

    http://www.metalwebnews.com/manuals/lathe-tutorial.pdf

    Pete
  4. 10th March 2011, 09:08 AM #3
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    Default My Favourite Hercus

    Gallegos,

    Theses lathes are a thing of beauty but if you do go and look at it pay close attention to all the gears in the headstock. My brother in law purchased one. It had a total of 12 teeth missing from the cone and backgear assembly. Someone had tried to engage the back gear while it was running. Maybe the destruction was the result of a number of tries during that poor lathes life.

    Bob.
  5. 10th March 2011, 09:20 AM #4
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    Thanks mate... not sure how I missed that.
    It's a very useful looking book too!.. saved for later.
  6. 10th March 2011, 09:23 AM #5
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    Thanks Bob... point taken. I know these lathes are generally all from schools so I'll pay close attention.
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