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Recent content by swunderlick

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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    Just the run of the mill Tremclad, nothing special.
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    Sorry guys, haven't posted any progress in a while. Things got pretty crazy around here and it was all compounded by a few cases of COVID in the office. But everyone is good now and I have my replacement parts. So I've got back to painting and should be assembling it next week. Getting...
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    I am quite happy with the way it's turning out, better than expected for sure.
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    What kind of welding machines you guys have ? Anyone got a Miller multimatic 220?

    I have nothing right now as I recently closed shop, but was using primarily a small Lincoln 140 with spool gun and an old Century for the bigger jobs. Not just with welders, but in general I've always been against multi use machines. Even if they do the job equally as well as the stand alone...
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    Progress is pretty slow right now, but my parts still haven't left the land down under. Loosely put the gear box back together and installed it, partially to make room to work on other stuff, but also just because I like the way it looks :cool:. And it is looking good.
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    That's exactly what I've been doing and I'm quite happy with the finish so far as it is still a tool. I'm honestly not a painter and I'm not expecting perfection with this. if I was I would probably have a professional do it. Started on the work bench today.
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    Thanks for the advice, I'll have to check that out. I know Lordco sells Pro Form products, so should be easy to get locally.
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    Little by little it's getting there. First coat of paint on the bed tonight. I think I'm going to run out of storage space in my head for all my ideas if I don't get this thing turning soon.
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    Yes, I've got an assortment if parts coming from them. They've been really helpful, just never thought to ask them about the year, but they are probably the best source of information out there.
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    Clean up and painting continues tonight. The first few pieces that I painted are dry enough now to put them away until the new parts arrive for reassembly. And started to clean the bed tonight, lots of scrubbing and solvent for the first stage. When I started this I was thinking of it as a...
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    Awesome, thanks so much for these.
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    Sorry, not in Calgary. I hate to say it but I spent 10 years in the Edmonton area, does that make us mortal enemies? :eek: And yeah, the machine is manual. I haven't seen the FB group for Hercus, but I'll definitely have to look for it. When I found this group I was only really looking for...
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    Awesome, but do you happen to know if '82 is when they stopped building the 260? My serial number is beyond this list, but I actually have two serial numbers on my machine and I suspect one was just stamped wrong. I have 10506V and 19506V. If I was to guess (with some help from Mal) the...
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    New kid on the block

    ShawnR, it's definitely turning into more of a project than I expected. But just got confirmation this morning that my parts are being shipped so I'm looking forward to getting it back together. I'm located in Burnaby, BC.
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    Hercus 260 ATM rebuild

    That's awesome Swharfin, I've been looking all over the place for a manual and I'll have to give this guy a try. Hercus hasn't even replied to my attempts at contacting them and it's been weeks. Luckily Mal has been super helpful but I would still like to get the correct manual. And I taken...
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