Thread: hercus bar lathe project

not sure about welding it if its 90 years old the casting would be very well seasoned lol i have heard of machining the old housing off or half way down and making a new "bridge" to be re-bored but that would ruin the authenticity and condition of it as a historical machine if thats importaint

maybe it could be pinned and re-bolted on

thankyou i figured that the age of the metal could be an issue i will pin and plate it i think and perhaps use some JB weld to take up the imperfections in the plate let you know what happens regards Wayneó

Originally Posted by humbolt

Hello all... im a newby to the forum recently i bought an old hercus? bar bed lathe from around the 1930s amongst other issues it has a broken headstock rear bearing housing bout just back from the oil well how do i fix it? do i risk having it welded and will preheating the headstock/casting cause other issues ie other hidden stresses to be revealed considering its age of 90 odd years or do i pin and plate thread it etc... it is a shame but its a nice peice of Aussie history that i would like to restore any thoughts from members would be appreciated and anyone with a similar lathe or parts of one or any other info i would love to hear from ya humbolt

Hi Humbolt, have you thought of having it welded with Stainless steel arc welding rods,

As I have welded many a top compound that has been battle scarred from hitting the chuck

The only problem is the weld after finishing is hard and has to be ground back with a grinder ,but I have wellded plenty of cast iron with Stainless steel and so far have not had any problem

On the other side does you bar lathe have a serial number and any chance of a photo sent to me ??

all the best derek aka bitza500

[email protected]

Maybe this product would help, I haven't used it yet but I did do a lot of research on the topic.

cast iron repair, cast iron welding cast iron