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My Hercus 9 Restoration.

Penpal

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Timken 18685 with cone 18620 skumd452223.....57.76? 1438A with 14276 cone 34 pound 16 ex vat.

Bearing Basement. One way to go.:thumbs:

Peter.
 

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I read some years back that many old machines had blow holes in some of the castings. These were just filled with putty of some sort and painted over. Primer filler spray is good stuff if you can get it. Car spares shops sell it in rattle cans over here.
 

wm460

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When I was down south I manage to buy the last can of car bog in Supercheap, never seen so many empty shelves in a car accessories shop.

Looking for some hints on mixing car bog, it says to mix 50 part bog to 1 part hardener.
I only need a desert spoon amount a time, my attempts at judging the mix have been failures.
First attempt went hard before I could use it.:vangry::vangry:
2nd 14 hrs later still soft, scrap it of and have another go.
3rd attempt 8hrs later still soft but harder than yesterday.:banghead::banghead:
Problem is I have plenty of bog and not much hardener. Why cant they give you some more:sob:
 

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While I was in gaol I got back into my Hercus, before I came home, Bunnings and car accessories places had mobs of empty shelves, managed to get the last two tins of spray putty and the last tin of car putty.

After giving the cabinet and tray a citric bath, went over them with a wire brush on my angle grinder.

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Asked some one to get me a tin of Killrust Etch Primer.
 

wm460

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Geez it been awhile finally got motivated again and got stuck into my Hercus 9. [MENTION=449]Dalboy[/MENTION].
Even here in the desert the bare metal covered still got a funny brown patina.:rant:

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I tried to get the rust out of the recess using a circular wire brush in a drill but cannot get deep enough, any ideas of how to get rid of it?

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Inside the bed painted, waiting for my mate to get back from Alice with the green paint so I can paint the out side.

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Just old fashioned elbow grease or a smaller brush:whistling::whistling::whistling: Better still some cheap labour to do it for you:funny::funny::funny:

Is Sand blasting out of the question on the rough areas where paint will be applied
 
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