Sherline

I've had my Sherline lathe for around 4 months now and I'm hugely impressed.

I can use my watchmakers collets in headstock and tailstock and within a few minutes I can be turning 2" bar in a 4 jaw chuck.

The screwcutting is a tad laborious but effective with a huge range of pitches, metric and imp.

I was worried about stuff like headstock/tailstock alignment but it's adjustable and as accurate as you want to make it.

Also, it's easy to make accessories and attachments for. It's getting heavier every week!

Steve - well done.

Sherline lathes seem like great lathes. A fellow over in the USA made a 1:16th Kozo Shay locomotive (the newer version) on his Sherline Equipment, in about 1/20th the time it took me to build mine in my much larger workshop.

John.

Steve,

Most impressed with the set-up in your photo, especially as you have only had it for 4 months.

1. No motor? So how does the hand-wheel on the spindle work?

2. I like the handled stops on the carriage and the tail stock.

3. Is that a Proxxon drill?

4. Very smart capstain. And vetical slide fitted with inbuilt DTI.

5. Slitting saw to hold the drill clamp. Sherline only seem to supply 1/2" arbor, with the saws only able to cut up to 1/2" depth. I am struggling to find the right solution for a deeper depth. Any suggestions?

6. I am in London. My Sherline is also 4 months old, but I am being rather slow in learning how to use it. Are you close and can we meet?

Best wishes,

Anthony

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Hi Anthony,

Thanks for your comments.

There is no motor on the lathe as I had removed it for screw cutting before I took the photo. The set up pictured works with the motor on as well.

The drill is indeed a proxxon and works well for small milling procedures as well. I don't have a slitting saw, the drill clamp is a bought in item. It's a standard 20mm shaft support for the CNC industry. It's a SK20 and easily available on eBay and elsewhere.

The vertical slide is (was) an absolute pile of junk available from a number of well known model engineering suppliers. About the only parts original are the main body and the table. I replaced everything else with homemade parts and added thrust bearings and the capstan for smoother operation. I wouldn't recommend it except as a kit of castings.

As for the carriage lock etc, i will post more details later. I'm on a remote Greek island (Gavdos) at the moment and don't have access to my photos. I will post again on my return in a couple of weeks.

Cheers

Steve

This is the shaft support I use to clamp the proxxon.