It has a tapered roller bearing headstock with 1 116 spindle bore, 34hp motor. Im looking for opinions about the australianmade hercus 260atm. This manual, gasket and felt kit are for the south bend 9 which the hercus. Early 9inch hercus model a with screwcutting gearbox and power cross feed but bereft of any belt guarding. Hercus textbook of turning belt mechanical bearing mechanical. Parts, equipment and supplies for hercus 9 inch lathes. Otherwise, youll just waste your time and effort, which is. Original condition, well looked after, bed in very good condition for its age. Here is a hercus 260 lathe i recently purchased from a school. Hercus 9 lathe australian metalworking parts, equipment and supplies for hercus 9 inch lathes. The operator is john leask who worked at hercus for. Find the user manual you need for your tools and more at manualsonline.
South bend hercus sheraton 9 repair manual 2008part no. All engine lathes and most turret and special purpose lathes. I have pdf versions of the 260 spare parts and maintenance manuals if you want me to email them to you. The turret lathe is a lathe used extensively for the highspeed production of duplicate parts. For the record south bend have been rebadging hercus lathes for the past several years only recently discontinued so if you bought a sb in the past. Whilst their initial effort was a simple barbed lathe followed, in the late 1930s by a clone of the english portass their best known and most successful lathe was a copy of the late 1930s american 9 inch south bend workshop lathe.
Is it something i can intelligently work my way through, or do i need the manual. I will try to find out an accurate date when i next speak to steve durden at hercus. Best lathe metal tools machine, leblond lathes parts for. I feel that i should point out that i am not a machinist by and means, but rather a hobbyist. Reading the chart you use the 45t for metric and the 18t for imperial. The lathe was a hercus 9 model vbc manufactured in 1946. Hercus cr 9 inch precision lathe price reduced trueant.
We present full option of this book in pdf, epub, txt, djvu, doc formats. Or should i be looking to clean out the threads with a 112 whit tap. Hercus lathe data pack as a copy of the original 9 inch south bend the hercus has the same layout and arrangement of models as the english boxford for which a dedicated, comprehensive operation, maintenance manual was issued that is ideal for use with the hercus. All models are available with either plain or roller bearings and standard or long bed series. Hercus want to get out of the manual machine business, concentrating instead on cnc.
Home wish list 0 my account shopping cart checkout. Page 222 m51 conveyor off code, manual mode is selected, or the enclosure doors are opened. Hercus cr 9 inch precision lathe price reduced in machinery, motors lathes. Our purpose is to provide information about vintage machinery that is generally difficult to locate. Save this manual keep this manual for the safety warnings and precautions, assembly, operating, inspection, maintenance and cleaning procedures. Detailed drawings and clear instructions included with each kit, as well as fast, friendly service.
I also have the 1970 version of the hercus textbook of turning in pdf. Australian made to suit the hercus 9 lathe includes 100t and 127t gears, bush, key and s. Hercus in south australia reckon this would have been made in about 1969. The essential lathe book that gives a complete breakdown of all the facts about parts and functions that a beginner needs to know. When comparing the size and working capacities of metal lathes there are several key dimensions to consider. Refer to winmax lathe nc programming, basic nc m codes, on page 3 1 or isnc m codes, on page 5 1 for complete descriptions of all m codes. I eagerly took the lathe and bench and slowly pulled it apart and bought some replacement parts. A quick overview of my new south bend 9a 9 inch lathe with most of the goodies. Swing over bed the diameter of the largest workpiece that can be rotated on the spindle without hitting the bed. Used hercus 9 lathe model a imperial apron, includes 12 nuts usual signs of wear but fully f. Grizzly 9x20 metal lathe manual the best a very complete manual pdf file encos 9x20 metal lathe manual pdf file.
The vintage machinery web site serves as a clearing house for many out of print publications related to vintage machinery and their manufacturers submitted to the site by our members and visitors. Welcome visitor you can login or create an account. Chainsaws question 260 metal lathe refurbishment hercus has you hercus 260 metal lathe seen better days. These are great little lathes for the home machine shop and can be found throughout the us. The fw hercus company is still in business in south australia, they will probably be able to help you out with a manual, looking at the chart on your lathe yes you can cut both imperial and metric threads, just leave the leadscew engaged as you have been doing. My south bend renovating manual provided essential details to assist with this. Is this normal with hercus lathes, and a bit of oil and a twohanded twist used. Hercus textbook of turning free download as pdf file. Power feed and power drive for cross feed, thread chasing dial, quick speed change, forward, reverse switch, 1 hp motor 240v, some tooling, 3 jaw chuck, drill chuck, centres etc on a cabinet as seen in photos. Carefully written articles guide you through the process of choosing a suitable lathe and how to use it successfully while further instructions, leading to more advanced exercises and projects, are also included. I shot a copy of the pdf off to my dads work email adress so he could print and bind the document at work for our veiwing pleasure. Strathmont centre complete clearance auctions pt 2. Happy australia day 2017 from woodwork forums to all aussies, no matter where in the world you may be. The newer lathe, a roller bearing arl has the serial number 12507.
The professional digi9 controller provides full cnc capabilities on this popular hercus lathe and as a bonus its 2 manual pulse generators and display also allow the machine to be used a normal lathe making it 2 machines in 1. Also a collet holderindexing plate which doesnt seem to mate up to the lathe. For those who dont know the hercus lathe is a improved copy of the 9 south bend model a. Tired of turning a tapered shaft when it should be parallel. Given the state of the rest of the lathe the paint is coming off in patches where they sprayed over the top of grease and swarf im thinking it would be in my best interests to strip the saddle right down. Used 1983 hercus hercus 228mm x 550mm centre metal lathes in.
By mid2009 other things had taken priority so work on the lathe. I send this manual in pdf file to your computer and you print it out. Hercus lathes old factory, metal tools, machine tools, lathe, metal working. I recently bought a hard copy of the 1989 version of the textbook of turning which covers the 260 and has an extra 50 pages of info. My south bend renovating manual provided essential details to assist with this disassembly.
Jul 08, 2014 im totally stoked, i just fell onto a pristine but dirty hercus 9 workshop lathe on craigslist. This lathe would be perfect for the model making engineer who wants to bring their workshop into the twenty first century. Its not uncommon to find such things in pdf on the web, but not so in this case so far. Lathes can be conveniently classified as engine lathes, turret lathes, and special purpose lathes. Identify your lathe and its parts australian metalworking hobbyist. The introduction if you find metalworking as a fascinating art and youre looking to make it a fulltime profession, then you should bear in mind that you can achieve this, but you need to say, arm yourself with the right tools, equipment, and machinery. By mid2009 other things had taken priority so work on the lathe stopped.
Hercus 260 lathe manual in pdf andor scematic hercus 260 lathe manual in pdf andor scematic wiring diagrams for hercus 260 lathe. In late 2008 a friend offered me an old lathe on the condition that i also took the bench. This is the first of the two numbers used to describe the size of a metal lathe. And sheraton 9 lathe which are clones of the south bend, hercus 260 metal lathe manual downloadthefilehere com gs300 repair manual random video comments no comments on this post when hercus 260 metal lathe manual find. Jul, 2011 here is a hercus 260 lathe i recently purchased from a school. To include a comma in your tag, surround the tag with double quotes.
Ive never pulled apart a saddle with power feeds though. I cleaned everything including the oilways which were full of crud. Hercus repair manual hercus 9 australian metalworking hobbyist lc scanned lathe manual for hercus sb clone service manual opel p 185 combo 1996 manuals lathes. Save this manual keep this manual for the safety warnings and precautions, assembly, operat. I need a manual or instruction book but cant find one. Destroying original hercus parts sounds like sacrilege to me so im leaving the pulleys alone for the moment. With the exception of feed and thread cutting mechanism all 3 models are identical. Lathe operations od1645 lesson 1task 1 sliding gap feature, this lathe is similar to the floormounted engine lathe. I guarantee you will use this book with any lathe you may have. The oldest, a plain bearing model a, has a serial number of 7979 which dates its manufacture around 1961. The link you posted was great, sort of a overhaul manual for the hercus lathe. South bend lathe works publication reprints vintagemachinery. Machine code definitions below this field and select a code.