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Anyways so I now need some help in designing myself a decent gantry. I thought I might be able to score one from one of them cheapo tool/machine shops that have popped up around the joint but it...

Just to show that I am continually confused with this woman (she probably reckons it keeps me from getting complacent...) I gently moved the conersation towards me being able to break to lathe down...

I dropped a bit of a hint yesterday when I said that I might be pulling it down. When she barked back asking why I said that it would be much easier to sell if I made it easier to move. I think I am...

I am just about to move and am being pressured to sell my lathe off. I must admit I havent used her in quite a while but it is just one of those things that I love seeing when I switch on that light...

Ken,
When you say that the gears should be attached to the rear of the quick change gear box, do you mean that they are part of the gear box or are they just attached without actually being...

Cheers Ken,
I probably wont be taking it apart and totally restoring it. As far as I can tell she works just fine. The tailstock and bed serial numbers match so hopefully I wont...

Thanks fellas.

It looks like I have a thread dial indicator as well. What I would really like to do is convert my lathe to a metri model, any idea exactly what needs to be done?
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I have just taken delivery of my Hercus A.

There was a bunch of stuff that came along with it, but I havent got a clue what most of it is.

I have about 25 pics but I will just upload a few at...