Thread: Hercus User Names

28.aljunk (Canada)
29. Speedy
30.Anorak Bob
31.Anarok Bob
32.Rod
33.Rod Model 0 Mill

I apologise if I have left you off but as you see the Register is the order they came in I hope to get some more Hercus Mill Owners or any HERCUS owners as this is why we now have our own Forum makes life a bit easier as you can all talk HERCUS So please keep on sending in your details and I will just put your user name on the Forum so no conflict arises and as you can see I am not the only mad 1 with more than 1 Hercus

all the best Derek and weres your photo's??????

34.Surfin Nev. Hercus Horizontal and Vertical Mill

Welcome to the Forum Nev you and Rod are 84 machines apart he is 362 and you 288
I hope we get more hercus people coming into the Forum as OLD Fred made a lot of stuff so see if you can dig up a few more lathe or Mill owners does not Matter if the lathe is not a 9" as any Hercus or in Fact South Bend Owners please email me as OLD Fred only cloned the South bend as well as 20+ other Countries

all the best Derek

Prolly you guys have all seen this but anyways....

al

Derek, I'm picking up my 2nd lathe tomorrow! Paid too much for it but it was close to home (15 mins). It's an AR on the factory stand SN around 9500 if I can recall from looking at it yesterday. It's missing a few pieces but is working. Someone did a gross job of "restoring" it but I planned to strip it right down anyways. After seeing it I sure appreciate the one I already have!!! It's a cherry by comparison.
So I will be on the hunt for pieces...
al

Hello Derek,

I don't want to take up too much space on your list. I'm sure one entry will do the job.

I will remove the vertical head from my mill and furnish you with the serial number. I will be interested to see where it sits in relation to the serial numbers of both Nev and Rod's No.0's.

Regards Bob.

Re the serial number list; in the post by Drummond on May 5th 2008, there was no indication that the numbers were specifically for the 9" model. Is the above post from aljunk a prettied-up version of the original post, or was the original post derived from the document shown in this latest post from aljunk? It just strikes me as common sense that Hercus wouldn't issue two identical serial numbers for two different models when it would be simpler to only have a single series of numbers to cover all models. The reason I'm interested is that I was really happy to tie down the origin and age (I thought) of my 8" Hercus, number B314.

Hello Derek and Anyone else who may be interested.

I removed the vertical head to reveal a serial number of OL-8 as per the attached image.

I've included some photos of the mill at work.

A couple of months ago, Jim Durden had the main body casting for a Hercus Tool and Cutter Grinder vise on the Hercus Ebay website. Buy it now for $35. I hit the button. I don't have the 3" vise that was supplied for the mill. I have an assortment of vises that I use including an extremely useful Douglas shaper vise which opens to about 4 and a half inches. I have the shaper as well. Based on a catalogue photo for dimensions, I embarked on another Christmas holiday project.

The vise body attaches to the base in the same way that the lathe compound slide fits the cross slide, by means of a tapered or dovetailed spiggot. I purchased a 32mm thick x 200 mm diameter slice of 4E cast iron and bolted it to a faceplate. It is messy stuff to turn and I use sheets of immersion rubber to try to keep the dust off the lathe ways. I also use a vacuum cleaner to remove the swarf. After turning the disc to size, I cut the four sides off on the mill. I then used my Hercus rotary table (another project) and the vertical head to lower the top face of the base away from the fixing locations. I've left the base rectangular as per the original T + C vise base . The original base sits on a vee way, the mill base is flat.

The sliding jaw started off as another block of 4E and I used the shaper to machine it to size. For the final accurate fitting of the jaw to the base, I used the mill.

That's it so far.

Regards
Bob.

Originally Posted by billrule

Re the serial number list; in the post by Drummond on May 5th 2008, there was no indication that the numbers were specifically for the 9" model. Is the above post from aljunk a prettied-up version of the original post, or was the original post derived from the document shown in this latest post from aljunk? It just strikes me as common sense that Hercus wouldn't issue two identical serial numbers for two different models when it would be simpler to only have a single series of numbers to cover all models. The reason I'm interested is that I was really happy to tie down the origin and age (I thought) of my 8" Hercus, number B314.

Hi BR, a 8" Hercus can you take pics as I would love to see another Size hercus as when I first saw the Serial number list I was taken back as mine was bought new by the previous owner in 1948 but the Serial Number dates is 1954 ??

This is why I asked for this Forum so Owners of all Hercus machines can SHOW AND TELL about their old girl as I for 1 amd intruiged by a 8"
all the best Derek
Can I add you to our Register???

I just cut and pasted that as I found it.
Here is the link...

"http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/showthread.php?t=157393&highlight=hercus+dial"

Hi Bob,where did you find the numbers ? and is a Hercus book or catalouge or what as I am very Interested in getting hold of anything Hercus Parts or paper so please let me know as if it is possible could you email me a copy of the book/catalouge Manual????

all the best derek

Hello Derek,

The serial number is stamped on the front vertical machined face of the mill body, between the spindle bearing cap and the overarm dovetail.

The catalogue was kindly given to me by another Hercus owner in the form of scanned images. I have emailed the owner seeking his permission to post these images.

Regards Bob.

I picked up my 2nd machine last nite. This machine has been rode hard and put away wet a lot I think, but still looks salvageable. The guy said he went "right thru it" and fixed it up! lol!!!!! check out the paint job ha ha!

I'm a bit curious about the Serial #'s they are off by 4...

Hi Bob, looks like a beauty to me
As for the Serial Numbers if it was ex School or workshop they may have wrecked 1 lathe and put a good gearbox on yours and yours may be a HONDA by now but it looks in good condition
I would kill for those larger dials as mine are so small I have trouble readin and was thinking about making some as I cannot get them anywhere

all the best Derek

Happy New Year Al,

Looks like your new acquisition has had a head transplant. I haven't seen too many P pattern drive lathes. Interestingly, the micrometer feed dials look like South Bend items. South Bend offered as accessories the larger dial and a direct reading dial. The cross slide is an early version . I can't make out the clutch knob in the photo, maybe the whole apron / saddle assembley is American.

Having 2 lathes is real handy.

Did the 9" catalogue scans come out o.k.?

Bob.