Sherline mill arriving Thursday --first thing to make?

[LWSTech]

I have never done any milling. Done lots of turning on a WW lathe (making staffs, stems, screws, polish pivots...). Even so, I am an amateur on the lathe.
I need a good first learning make. A friend suggested a clock plate holder (for bushing).
Looking for other ideas.

 

[markba633csi]

Well, there's the NEED stuff (fixing, repairing, honey-do list, etc.) and there's the WANT stuff (steam engine, gyroscope, automatic
bird feeder and nose hair trimmer)
So you have to decide which category

 

[EricB]

Not that it matters but which machine and tools did you get?

The first thing I made when I got my Sherline mill was a squared block of aluminum. I later turned that into a boring bar holder to use on the lathe.


I made a clock plate holder by re-using riser tool holders from the lathe. Just added some clamps to the tops.


And steam engines.


Eric

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Well, there's the NEED stuff (fixing, repairing, honey-do list, etc.) and there's the WANT stuff (steam engine, gyroscope, automatic
bird feeder and nose hair trimmer)
So you have to decide which category

I just use a lighter for this.

Light it and just a quick "SNIIIFF!" and the nose hair is gone.

 

[markba633csi]

I love the smell of incinerated nose hair in the morning

 

[ggbutcher]

I made an indicator holder that fits in to the chuck.

https://www.hobby-machinist.com/thr...n-your-shop-today.67833/page-488#post-1080032

A lathe/mill project, needed to turn the mount down to fit the chuck. With the mill, cut a slot in the mill mount and drilled the holes. I'd change the design to put a slot in the mill mount side of the arm, so I could slide the indicator closer to the spindle...

 

[Firstram]

Make a nice stop for the vice.

 

[LWSTech]

10" DRO.package A with extended riser. CNC rotary indexer with 3 jaw chucks. And some miscellaneous pieces.

 

[LWSTech]

Well, there's the NEED stuff (fixing, repairing, honey-do list, etc.) and there's the WANT stuff (steam engine, gyroscope, automatic
bird feeder and nose hair trimmer)
So you have to decide which category

Yup, I make tons of fix it stuff on my 3d printer. No doubt this will continue now that I can make metal parts

 

[mmcmdl]

Whenever a new machine entered my place the first thing I had to make was SPACE ! After that , game on .