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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...

Hi All, I am about to strip a Hercus Model CR the rolling bearing headstock was tested before it was disconnected

Reason for striping is just pure vandalism damage to the lathe bed it has the...

Hi Chris, after rebuilding a few 9" and 260 lathes how do you know yours is a AmericanHercus/Southbend I have heard plenty that Hercus had the Chinese made Hercus sent overseas but did they go to...

Hi all I have just purchased a 260ATM and was wondering if anybody was interested in buying the complete gearbox,leadscew,apron and rear bush on a changeover basis so I can still make mine a Model C ...

Hi AL, on the Register you are No 27 the ARL and No 35 as the AR or are you like me to many to count

all the best Derek

Hi Darren congratulations as you are No130 on the Register, but I,m afraid the dirty grime is a little bit older as your lathe was built in 1956 so you have maybe a bit more gunk than you expected
...

Hi all, can anyone help me out with a colour code or a name for the paint on the early 1940's Hercus I know it is a blackish,blue,grey but am wanting to get the original colour so I can restore an...

Hi All I have purchased a lot of way felts that are attached to the front and rear of your carraige so there is 4 in a set

These felts have been professinaly made and a high quality machinery...

Hi Al, your Model B is dated at 1940 but has had the v-belts added instead of flat belts
If you get into trouble email me and I will send you a US ARMY repair book for the South Bend it is 90%...

Hi Richard and thank you but still no joy as the rear mounted assembly and lathe are bolted to a bench

I am after a picture showing a early lathe on cast iron legs with the rear mount attached...

Hi all, again as we now have 124 Hercus ,Sheraton owners on the site,I am wondering if I have maybe missed a few

So please can this thread please be used for new owners registering ONLY

As...

Hi All, I am hoping someone out there has a early Hercus 9" which is still original with the rear mount support Bracket that has the flat pulley and motor attached

I am about to restore a old...

Hi Wm460welcome to the Register you are No 123 on the register and your lathe was built in 1980

It probably was a old School lathe as they were a popular item when they first came out and the...

Hi all can someone tell me the name of the photo resizer who you can use and don't get charged as I lost it when the old computer crashed

and I have a weird gizmo that came with a hercus and is...

Hi Michael,so far I have gotten up to 4425 in Serial numbers,YEAR 1952 that still had spanner tailstocks

But what intruiges me is when did they start stamping the number on the tailstock ??
...

Hi all, well like a lot of us finding that not all Hercus 9" lathes are the same ,I am trying to find someone who may have a 1952 -1954 Hercus which has a camlock Tailstock and has the same number...

Hi all as I have been collecting pictues and everyones lathe details I am trying to find what year the camlock tailstock was fitted as well as the motor mounting plate

I am now down to 1952-4 as...

Hi Ian, as I have stripped Hercus Lathes from the 40's 50's, 60's 70's,and 80's in Acid I have only found 1 odd part which was a late roller bearing headstock lathe and the carraige was stamped with...

Hi Ian, the Model B only had the number stamped on the change gear chart the tailstock and the bed only the Model A had a number and that was on the gearbox plate

all the best Derek

Hi Peter, when I first started the Register it was to get as much information as possible on the Hercus Machines ,due to the fact that Hercus never kept any Historical records

I have been...

Hi Peter, after talking to Mal I looked up the Hercus register ( the one with NO serial Numbers) and found only 2 lathes made in 1951 I have emailed both owners and asked the same as you as it was my...

Hi Jordan, thank you for adding your machines to the Register ,from a 1946 to a mid to late 80's 260 (our serial No's stop at 18066 at 1982) as for the tailstock hunt goodluck

We had a thread...

Hi Jamie,I have never seen or heard of either parts, do you have any photos that you could send me ???

all the best Derek aka bitza500

Hi all, I have a complete Model A Hercus 9" I will be selling all parts on either ebay or Oztion if anybody is chasing parts please let me know

I may also have a non running incomplete Sheraton...

Hi all,is there much interset in a 260 CTM lathe Parts ????

I am not sure if I should rebuild or sell for parts

As I have not seen many requests for parts I am just asking if anybody is...

Hi all in one of the many stories i have read Fred Hercus called the crosslide with the bolts at the back as the backward crosslide ??? but it took 40+ years before they changed the bolts to the...

Hi all, yess the Hercus 260 did have 2 different size mainshafts but have yet to work it out
It is like NSW Schools had beige 260lathes and no gearbox and a 1/2 HP motor

The Victorian 260 was...

Hi all, this is the reason I am asking for serial Numbers so as to try and date when Hercus did their little Modifications

At present I have found all roller bearing headstock lathes had the...

Hi Ken, I have some of those rivets new but are stainless steel and not brass or may just be plated as the were to suit the Sheraton lathes
If you strike trouble let me know in about 2 weeks after...

Hi Ken, when I stripped my gearbox down the pin??? was noting but a piece of fine round?? steel

I being the handy person I am have a supply of nails and did find a 2" flathead nail cut to length...

Hi Frank, what do you do in your spare time??HaHa It is a amazing restoration do you have a picture of it before you started as I like to see how much work has gone into projects like this

all...

Hi Rob, I had never thought of adding the 2 together or even a ugly owner owner photo could be added HaHa

I am just a 1 man band trying to get as much as Possible about the GOOD old HERCUS...

Hi All, as I sit bored out of my brain waiting for my next OP I thought as I have already got a page of Hercus Owners Lathes

How would you feel if I make up a Photo album that I can then email...

Hi David, as I am still on the crook list I have purchased a couple of back gears and Bullgears of Peter (Pipeclay) and he does a absolute ripper job of reringing the gears as I have 2 lathes both...

Hi Bob, as I have bought a few lathes I have always stripped the lathe and have carried all the parts myself and the cabinet and loaded it all into a Holden Jackaroo

I start Tailstock, undo rear...

Hi Ken the bushing in the carraige is 11/16" BSF/UNF plain rh thread
the only oddball is the screw inside the the dog clucth knob the 4 point handle which is LH thread When removing the dog clutch...

Hi PETE F, when I started the register a few years with the Help of WoodWorking Forum
I asked for
1. user name
2. Model
3. Serial number
4. Any other interesing items they have or have...

Hi All a few Months back I wrote regarding publishing the register and was there any problems in doing so
1. I got a few abusive emails and in short the answer was NO

2. the second lot of...

Hi Pete, does your lathe have a rollerbearing headstock??
and as you say it is a Model C this means it has no gearbox

I have looked backed at my original register and I have you down as having...

Hi Pete, the register only shows that you have a Model AR and was built in 1969 as no Serial numbers are on the Register

My lathe or my original is a Model A S/N 4891 the othe Model c I have no...

Hi all, well with the Help of Rob L you can now see the register from 1-101

BUT for some unknown reason the following people got lost in cyberspace
39. Fraggle
46. Tanni51
69 Rebo
85. Ausdag...

Hi Mob, attached to the thread dial should be a 5/16" piece of round rod this is inturn fitted into the end of the apron and held in place by a unused tapped hole in the face of the apron

This...

Hi All well I have sat for the last 4 Hours redoing The Hercus register
But I have quite a Few On the list who I have not got all their details
So Please all the People Below Can you Email Me so...

Hi Jamie, sounds like you got a good machine ,is it possible to get the serial Number to add to the Register please

all the best Derek bitza500
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Hi all, well the HERCUS REGISTER has stopped at 86 now I now there are lots more as 199 have looked at the Register
So I am chasing anybody who has a hercus machine to please Register
IT IS NOT...

Hi Frank, thanks for looking but I am after the top 4 v-belt pulley that runs between the top bushes

all the best Derek

Hi all, can anyone help me out with a top vertical pulley ?
I crashed to the ground and broke the side of the small pulley

It is probably repairable but has anyone got a good undamaged one ???...

Hi John, welcome to the Hercus Forum and being the 83rd person to Register their lathe
I am intruiged by the second lot of numbers ??
Where are they stamped as I have VB316 in the garage and has...

Hi Frank, and welcome to the Forum
Has the lathe bee completely converted to metric or just the gearbox

The old girl looks like she does a fair bit of work
You are Number 82 on the Register...

HiRichard, try Bruce Wallis his number is 0357257280 he lives in Wangaratta and works from home selling machinery and had all sorts of hercus parts

Very nice guy but his storage is a bit...