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Hello,

I'm tony. live in a small town in new south wales Australia called Narrabri. I have a 9'' Hercus lathe and a Huron mill. the mill is a bit of overkill for a small home shop but the price was right as it is broken. No formal training in machining but an inquisitive mind and a belief that we should never stop learning have let me pick up quite a bit of knowledge on the subject.

Thank you,

Tony

Hello Tony. I have a 9" Hercus ARL which I obtained recently, and I love it. Are you planning to make a particular model of anything?

Hello Simon. No I don't intend building a model at this time but who knows what the future holds. metal working machines have always interested me AND AS i worked as a welder for a lot of years I was around them a lot. I was fortunate in buying the hercus as it appears to have been very well cared for, and it came with every conceivable extra. from the serial number it's made in 1949.

Welcome and enjoy you machines. I have spent many happy hours working a Huron.

Welcome, there is alot to garner from these pages and should make for good reading! No experience neccessary.

Michael W

Hello Tony,

Welcome aboard.

This is a wonderful site with an astounding amount of friendly advice and knowledge available.

Good reading and inspirational.

I also enjoy my machines, possibly more than actually producing anything.

Cheers

Welcome Tony,

Fixing the mill sounds like a rewarding first project!

Neil

Welcome to the nuthouse Tony

There are loads of crazies in here who will help you on your path to machining nirvana

Hi Tony,

Welcome to the crazy farm, whatever you decide to make enjoy.

George.

Thank you all for your words of welcome. I'm sure i'll enjoy being among like minded people.