Thread: A Hercus owners register??

The cost will be next to nix from your sports store.

I just missed out, by one day, on scoring a second hand tread mill being chucked out from my local sports store. The store owner tells me second hand units have virtually no value and finish up in the scrap bin at the rate of about one a month.

With a tread mill motor and built in controls, you get a really nice variable speed drive.
Not sure about the horse power, that would need to be checked out.

Ken

Any idea what type of motors they have Ken? D.C. I guess?

BF,

I shall investigate tomorrow, leave it with me.

Ken

Hi,

I'd like to add myself to the Hercus register. Late last year I got an old Model C (#1408) and it is now almost complete.

The main bit I need now is a flat main belt. I think the dimensions are 825x25x5. Does anybody know where I can source such a belt ? A friend suggested I try a car timing belt and run it inside out. I would like a continuous belt rather than one I have to sew or staple together.

I'm in Sydney and have checked Mick Moyles.

Thanks,

Like yourself one of my machines is an early model flat belt drive. I was at cbc bearings the other day and they had a timing belt 840*20 which should do what you want. I'm going for the stiched leather myself.
Mal

Hi Steven, and welcomeas you are No 54 to our growing list of owners so welcome and if in doubt ask as the greymatter on this register can solve all hercus problems and if they cannot well it cannot be done

As for the Timing belt My mates (my old lathe VB316) has a Holden jackaroo Timing belt cut and joined with the correct clamps and works well
your best bet is get a leather belt and cut of the buckle and fit it on your pulleys then mark were they join snuggly
take it off some good old Contact adhesive and once it is dry belt down to the Motor wreckers or a spare parts place that has a good staff as they will find the belt if they are interested Most are not
The next is a leather repair shop and get the belt glued and sown

But the Timing belt is the go if you can find the correct joing clips and the piece of brass rod to join and off you go

If you look there is Hercus No30 which has a timing belt on it but as you have the dimensions cheapest is the wreckers as my Jackaroo belt was $80.00+ to replace new you may spend half a day but it will save you money as you just go car bar car with your sample belt

Good Luck and welcome to the Forum and I will see if I can find out what No 30 Hercus belt is
all the best Derek

Hi Derek,
You had better add 2 more machines to the list. Along with my C5843(1956), you can add C1289 (flat belt model 1945) and ARM 14696(1973), both are complete (thanks in part to you) and should be operational shortly.
Talk to you latter
Mal

Hi Derek and Mal,

Thanks for the replies about the belt. My headstock has been removed and dismantled so if there ever was any precise adjustment for alignment then there sure isn't now. This is why I'm not worried about the effort is fitting a continuous belt.

Thanks,

Hi Steven,
I have some extra leather here if you have trouble getting some, it's 25mm * 6mm.Give me a ring if you're interested 0438466008.
Mal

Originally Posted by allterrain50

Hi Steven,
I have some extra leather here if you have trouble getting some

Hi Mal,
Thanks for the offer. I'll check around here first when I get the time. Currently I'm stuck fixing hacked websites. Arrgh.

When my old belt broke I went to Repco and got an endless 'polyvee' engine timing belt of the same length and installed it by removing the spindle (while I did other repairs). I run it with the ribbed face on the pulleys and it works fine. Very quiet, the old girl whispers now.

Buncha

Originally Posted by Buncha

When my old belt broke I went to Repco and got an endless 'polyvee' engine timing belt of the same length and installed it by removing the spindle (while I did other repairs).

This sounds good. Thanks for the tip. Repco and a nearby belt/bearing shop are on my list.

I've just checked the markings on the belt. It is a 6PK0890, the length is 890 mm and it is 22 mm (7/8") wide.

Originally Posted by Buncha

I've just checked the markings on the belt. It is a 6PK0890

I couldn't find such a belt but I did get a 6PK820. It is a bit tight. Bando makes a 6PK865 which sounds better.

I can see why people dislike removing the spindle. The large gear near the right is a good push fit. An oddity with this lathe is that it has no bearing shells; it is just steel against steel. The spindle has a few small grooves and it looks like there is dirt in the felt pads. So, I'll go hunting for a better belt and make sure everything is super-clean before it goes back together.