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Hello, I’ve owned my Sherline 4000 Lathe for about 3 years. Never had any issues with the GiB adjustments till I installed the DRO kit. Since you need to disassemble the Lathe in several areas, I decided to do a good clean of everything & lubricate. I immediately noticed that my “Z” Axis dial...

Hello, I bought my Sherline lathe last November with the big sale and I bought it with the QCTP + 3 holders during the big sale not realizing how expensive these holders could be individually and that they might be non-standard (at least as far as I've searched.) I guess, the heart of my...

For you Sherline lathe and Mill users with Sherline DRO I have Sherline installed DRO on my mill and lathe. The DRO reads opposite of the dial. When, for example, The hand dial on the mill "X" axis is turned Clockwise, the mill table moves to the operators left the DIAL readings increase...

I have a Sherline lathe and a Taig ER16 spindle adapter that threads onto the spindle of my lathe. However, because the differences of the Sherline and Taig spindle noses, the threads in the adapter don't start at the base, causing it to only engage one or two on the Sherline spindle: The...

I have a Sherline lathe, but I recently ordered some accessories from Taig. I wanted their ER-16 collet adapter(1045ER), and to make shipping "worth it" I ordered their fly cutter(1224) and faceplate angle brackets(1036) just for fun. This is about the t-nuts that came with the faceplate angle...

I picked up a Sherline 4400 C package in March and just recently got to finishing my first few projects. I've been on machinist YouTube for a couple years, so it was great fun to start making chips myself! These are soldering iron tips for installing threaded inserts into 3D prints. The...

Hello, I'm a custom pen maker interested in replacing his mini wood lathe with a Sherline lathe. I drill holes about 15mm in diameter maximum in woods, plastics, rubbers, and non-ferrous metals. I saw that Sherline sells a morse taper #1 tailstock that can accommodate a 1-16mm drill chuck...

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Hi all. I've been making fountain pens with a HF 7x14 lathe and I have been thinking about switching over to a CNC lathe for some basic operations. I'm not looking for mass production speeds. Mostly things like reducing a piece of stock to size and cutting tenons and threading. Mostly...

I built a new power feed setup from my Sherline lathe that works great. The finishes that I have obtained are incredible. On steel, brass, or aluminum I have achieved finishes that look a lot like "ground and polished", using HSS tool bits. The idea of using a gearmotor is credited to Mikey...

Sherline has a list of user submitted "Tips" that I find helpful. https://www.sherline.com/tips/ I have recently used a couple of them. One is a simple lock for the Mill's Y axis (tip 28). The other is an adapter to use the Sherline lathe Compound Slide on the front side (tip 32)...

I just "downgraded" my mill and lathe from CNC to manual (CNC isn't really my thing, it's not as fun or as satisfying as manual work for me). I bought (mistake) the necessary replacement parts, lead screws, and a few odds and ends required to convert them back to manual. Everything went fine...

Anyone have any experience with Sherline's 5800 mill or opinions on it over the 5400? I am about to get a full workshop from them but am undecided about the mill selection. I feel like the larger working area of the 5800 would be great but to my, admittedly untrained, eye it looks less rigid...

My Sherline is from the 1990s, back when there was no saddle lock. I ordered the 4017U upgrade to add the lock but before I got it out the bag I read on here that there's an even better option, the 4017Z which includes a backlash adjustment. So I swapped it out for that. So far so good. Step 2...

Sherline has a good deal, monthly special, on their rotary tables. I just ordered the 8700 rotary table with CNC controller Here it is: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- P/N 8700 Programmable CNC Rotary Indexer Regularly $761.25, Save $152.25, Now only...

I have a manual Sherline mill and recently I have been having a lot of problems whenever the endmill starts to cut past the end of a part. The cutter starts dropping down and digs deeper into the work piece. Sounds like backlash, so I loosen the set screw, raise the motor, push down on the...

Hello, I have a project where I need to make about 100 or so slits evenly spaced width wise about 0.03" width and depth (<- not 100% set on) in 5/16" x 5/16" square O1 or A2 tool steel. I have been doing a lot of research on what kind of tools I think would be able to do this and I was...

This problem has arisen recently and I have not been able to figure out the source. I was seeing a lot of movement in the cross slide while cutting and getting chatter as a result, so I adjusted the gib for a tighter fit. All was well for a few months, but now I am experiencing difficulty...

Hi Folks: I am delighted to find this forum. I am looking forward to purchasing my first mini metal lathe. I am a penturner, but want to learn how to make small parts for pen turning as well as make pens out of metal. Basically, I just like making things. I am looking at Sieg, Taig, and...

Can anyone give me some pros and cons on sherline equipment? I'm looking to get a mini lathe and they seem to be pretty popular. Input is appreciated. BillShop: Shop photos and some work... - YouTube