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8th August 2015, 04:43 PM
Thread: Lathe felt
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Is the quality of the felt important for wipers?...
Is the quality of the felt important for wipers? I went to Spotlight and got some heavy duty felt of the correct thickness and cut the wipers for my Hercus ARM by hand.
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8th August 2015, 04:29 PM
Thread: QUALOS lathe
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Here, finally, are some pics of my Qualos Junior....
Here, finally, are some pics of my Qualos Junior. The lighting in the shed is not the best for photography...
The lathe bed and the major parts are stamped with matching numbers: 1027.
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19th June 2015, 01:24 PM
Thread: Who Has a Qualos lathe?
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I have a Qualos Junior in the shed. I'll get some...
I have a Qualos Junior in the shed. I'll get some pics tonight.
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9th June 2015, 10:23 PM
Thread: Saddle lock question
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Finally got it in, thanks to pipeclay's advice. ...
Finally got it in, thanks to pipeclay's advice. Thanks.
Took a few goes, and I had to run a tap through the saddle clamp so I could pick up the thread with the bolt.
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9th June 2015, 06:29 PM
Thread: Saddle lock question
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Cheers for that. I'll take my extra hand out to...
Cheers for that. I'll take my extra hand out to the shed tonight and see how I go.
I'll report back.
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8th June 2015, 07:42 PM
Thread: Saddle lock question
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Saddle lock question
My boys and I are slowly cleaning and oiling our Hercus ARM, an ex tech high school lathe.
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16th December 2014, 04:16 PM
Thread: another newbie, with some questions
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Finally got it out...just needed a bigger hammer...
Finally got it out...just needed a bigger hammer ;-)
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8th December 2014, 10:27 PM
Thread: another newbie, with some questions
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Thanks for all the replies. Useful stuff. I've...
Thanks for all the replies. Useful stuff. I've ordered the Southbend rebuild book from Mal at AMH to hep with the refurb process. Motor will have to wait for a bit though, I've already copped it for...
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3rd December 2014, 07:23 PM
Thread: another newbie, with some questions
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Mike, I saw your Sheraton on the forum. Our...
Mike,
I saw your Sheraton on the forum. Our Hercus has oil gits rather than the zerks I see on your machine.
The Hercus turning book also recommends oil for the spindle bearings.
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2nd December 2014, 09:22 PM
Thread: another newbie, with some questions
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another newbie, with some questions
My 13 year old son and I recently took the plunge and bought a lathe on eBay. we're both keen to learn how to use it properly, and I've got a couple of motorbikes in the shed that need rebuilding, so...