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Thread: My Hendey and GMH
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13th July 2012, 12:34 PM #1
My Hendey and GMH
I've had one of those moments when the planets line up , a case of serendipity .
My Hendey was used by GMH, so the previous owner said . The Manual that came with it has GMH ink stamps and markings dated 1948 . The other oddity is the French plate on it and being metric .
Hendeyman on the PM forum has informed me that my lathe was manufactured in June 1940 .
Some years ago, I was given a book, the GMH WW2 history, published by GMH them selves in 1946 . The book details what was made and where , its a great book with many pics and data . The book actually mentions that lathes made in the USA that were intended for France were diverted to GMH in Australia after the fall of France ...
BTW I scanned the whole book.. 170 odd pages some years ago
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13th July 2012, 12:41 PM #2
pics
GMH manufactured myriad items .
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13th July 2012, 01:11 PM #3
pics ....
Just a sample or two
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13th July 2012, 01:56 PM #4Pink 10EE owner
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very nice....
Light red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.
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13th July 2012, 02:33 PM #5Senior Member
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Yes very nice, this brings to mind a post I saw on here in the last month or so (i was overseas looking on my ipad) something about Ford and machine tools?
Where I worked at BHP/AIS Port Kembla there was a fairly big Horizontal Borer made by Ford it had the Ford logo on it, I presume it was made for war time production, there were also a couple of AIS lathes that were made onsite, probably all gone now.
Will
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13th July 2012, 02:39 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Interesting pictures,
Thanks
Stuart
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13th July 2012, 05:49 PM #7Senior Member
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13th July 2012, 07:18 PM #8
piccies
These may be of interest
Major projects undertaken included manufacture of :
Gypsy aero engine
Gray marine diesel engine
These projects required the casting of engine blocks , this paved the way for the post war Holden car .
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13th July 2012, 07:25 PM #9Distracted Member
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Mike, any Gypsy pics? My Dad restored an Auster which had a Gypsy Major I think it was called. Same donk as a tiger moth. Upside down 4 cyl. Open pipes a few inches long. SO loud.
Looks like a great book. Boy they really made a wide range of stuff. The golden age of manufacturing?
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13th July 2012, 08:03 PM #10Pink 10EE owner
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The whole book compiled into a pdf and uploaded somewhere would be nice
There was a Ford lathe on ebay some time back.... Heavy machine with a fairly large spindle bore of 8 or 10 inches from memory... No chuck....
Also have seen a Southern Cross turret lathe, no doubt made in Toowoomba.Light red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.
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13th July 2012, 08:14 PM #11
Gypsy
Bryan
Apart from the Gypsy major engine, GMH made components for many other aircraft
The whole book compiled into a pdf and uploaded somewhere would be nice
Yes it would . It has a copyrite dated 1946 . I have given copies on CD to friends but I'd hate to be sued by GM for uploading it onto the web .
They also made canvas items eg tents , gas masks , gaiters and more . Marine craft for the US army ( reverse lend lease ) not to mention thousands of vehicle bodies . weapons , 2 and 6 pounder anti tank guns , the list goes on
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13th July 2012, 08:20 PM #12Pink 10EE owner
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You could send me a copy and I could upload it....
Light red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.
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13th July 2012, 10:55 PM #13Senior Member
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Thanks morrisman, that's a great lot of interesting history there.
Could you give the full title etc of the book.
Thanks.
Cheers.If I'm not right, then I'm wrong, I'll just go bend some more bananas.
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13th July 2012, 11:55 PM #14
book
No problem
Apparently these books were given to GMH employees , not everyone, but certain high ranking officials of the company etc. Each book was individually signed by the owner . The signature on this copy has faded and is hard to fathom. I've seen a few other copies around , but they are not common .
BTW GMH made a colour movie in 1944 , it goes for about 30 mins . I have it on DVD . It was never released as far as I know . No sound track at all. It shows each major plant and stuff being made .... the original is in the South Aust, state archives MIKE
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