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I Couldn't Resist And The Missus.............

wm460

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I couldn't resist and the Missus is going to divorce me when she finds out.

I went down to Alice on the weekend, while we were the my sister was telling the missus about all the things she bought on facebook buy and sell, and unbeknown to me she put the app on my phone.

Monday my RDO, I was just walking back to the shed with a cuppa coffee when the phone dinged, I glanced at the phone, saw facebook, nearly didn't take any notice when I saw Hercus lathe. I read the comment some bloke said he was interested and wanted a look, So I google the phone No and said I will buy it.

How could any one dump a Hercus in a recycling yard?:nooidea:

Now it only 500 km from it new home.:drool:

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I couldn't leave the poor thing out in the 40°+C sun and dust could I.:think::ciggrin:
 
xjr1300

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I'm sure the wife will understand, after you have bought her something nice!

Pat
 
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Very considerate of her to put the app on your phone - she was clearly thinking ahead to emergencies such as this - and you've done the right thing and rescued the poor machine.

Tony
 
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The rescue has only just begun,the good thing is the info around is available on the net. The motor is an open ended one ready to be discarded? How do I know about these ,this is mine as you have seen at my place. A full description of a rebuild is available in minute detail on the U Beaut forum in Australia in the Hercus sub forum. Good luck with this one .It has a gearbox (tick).

Kind regards Peter.
 
Penpal

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My 1960,s Hercus ,your new purchase is a similar model with the vertical drive.When I bought mine in the nineties? I removed as much as I could from the bed,the motor,overhead stuff, removed the bed from the stand. At that time I used a car engine hoist to put it on the trailer and instal it. By hand its a two person task.

Peter.
 

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yorkshireman

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Good on yer Mark, it would have been criminal to scrap that. Look forward to seeing it looking all shiny.
 
Dalboy

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I can imagine that you got this at the right price to make it worth the distance that you will need to travel. Would like to see a WIP on the restoration of this.

I love seeing old machines given a new lease of life
 
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