Thread: Any one know who made this?

heres another one i just found even though its made by hercus this must be really rare never seen one of these before

hercus lathe | eBay

Yeah, that's the rare Upside-Down model.

Originally Posted by xXvapourXx

heres another one i just found even though its made by hercus this must be really rare never seen one of these before

hercus lathe | eBay

The Craftsman, my all time favourite Hercus.The best looker of the lot. I know a bloke with a long bed version. Now that's in the relm of rare.

BT

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

The Craftsman, my all time favourite Hercus.The best looker of the lot. I know a bloke with a long bed version. Now that's in the relm of rare.

BT

WOW a long bed version would be amazing to see and i agree with you to that this is one really nice looking lathe.

Yeah, that's the rare Upside-Down model.

hahahahah it sure is gravity defying haha

Cooper

Someone on here has 2 craftsman lathes he was restoring not sure how he ended up

My only complaint is they went to the trouble of making the stand into a bomb shelter and putting the drive motor under the bed but you still needed to change pullies. Other makers would put a high low gearbox directly to the motor and use expanding contracting pullies to vary the speed with a handle. Now that would have been the best small lathe made in Australia

Originally Posted by new_guy90

Someone on here has 2 craftsman lathes he was restoring not sure how he ended up

My only complaint is they went to the trouble of making the stand into a bomb shelter and putting the drive motor under the bed but you still needed to change pullies. Other makers would put a high low gearbox directly to the motor and use expanding contracting pullies to vary the speed with a handle. Now that would have been the best small lathe made in Australia

Hi there
I still have both the Craftsman, unfortunately other projects got in the way, will start again as the weather cools and i need the space.
Ray

Originally Posted by Ray39

Hi there
I still have both the Craftsman, unfortunately other projects got in the way, will start again as the weather cools and i need the space.
Ray

I was just having a quick brows through your thread, cant wait to see you finish the second one. Out of curiosity what is the leaver on the head stock?

Cooper

Hercus called it a clutch shifter lever. The bull gear was fitted with a clutch rather than the spring loaded bull gear lock that you had to disengage with your fingers on the 9" lathe. My brother in law has a Craftsman. It has a total of 12 teeth missing from the bull gear, back gear and spindle. Obviously someone learned the hard way that the spindle needs to be stationary to change from high to low.

BT

Originally Posted by new_guy90

Someone on here has 2 craftsman lathes he was restoring not sure how he ended up

My only complaint is they went to the trouble of making the stand into a bomb shelter and putting the drive motor under the bed but you still needed to change pullies. Other makers would put a high low gearbox directly to the motor and use expanding contracting pullies to vary the speed with a handle. Now that would have been the best small lathe made in Australia

Patrick,

My mill has a stepless variable speed pulley arrangement and whilst I have been spoiled by that wonderful convenience, I'd happily put up with the inconvenience of changing pulleys on the little Craftsman. I will always remember you deliberating over that beautiful Craftsman at Hare and Forbes.

BT

Thats right Bob you sure have a long memory I think that one was in Sydney and a fine example

Does anyone know the cost of one of these craftsman lathes back in the day?