Sherline power crossfeed
They will do nothing excellently and few things adequately. Rule of thumb - do not buy *any* multipurpose machine in the hobbyist class. I apologise if these have been asked before. Or are different machines used for these two 'different' operations ? Is the guy using the same Biax machine with different inserts ? What is the difference between 'scraping' and 'flaking' ? At one point this guy is 'scraping' and then later he is 'flaking' I also have been watching this video (tryin to educate myself) and I have a question/s that maybe someone here can answer. I am in no rush to purchase and am letting this idea simmer in my liddle brain for a while. I would really like some input from them. I would really appreciate if anybody knows about this. Īnd a mill head that moves in 8 separate directions is somehow desirable without really knowing why or wot to do with it. but to be honest I think this is more suitable for my needs. And this is something I would LOVE doing. Now I know it ain't the big macho lathe or mill that you can show to your poor ill informed friends and relatives and impress the hell out of them with your vast superior technical skills. In any case, thru paths too difficult to trace back I ended up looking at this package. maybe just bigger inaccuracies and less shed space to store them. But otherwise it works for my needs.īy going bigger I thought I would improve accuracy. more that many adjustments have to be made for finer accuracy. As I said earlier the Sieg C3 actually is suitable for my purposes in size and scope. I have re-evaluated (objectively I hope) my reasons and needs. This thread made me question my own purposes for a lathe/mill. I reached a point where I realised that I knew almost nothing at all, and before purchasing I would have educate myself on some basics. The reason I haven't got back here is that the more information I got. A engine hoist will have it unloaded and in position easy, or you can make up some wheels on a piece of angle like I posted here a while back to move it into position or around in the shed (you will need to level it to use it). They are around 1600mm long and 500mm deep and weigh around 400kg. With a metric screw you need a handful of thread dial gears to do all the pitches in metric. Having the imperial lead screw is a bonus in my eyes as you just leave the half nuts engaged all the time when doing metric threads and reverse the lathe, then just use the thread dial for imperial if you want to. They are also a lot more rigid than the smaller lathes. I had a Hercus for 15 or so years and the step up to this size lathe was great with power long and cross feed, large spindle bore (38mm) easy inch and metric threads, easy to change speeds, etc.
SHERLINE POWER CROSSFEED UPGRADE
It will be something you will never need to upgrade in the future for a home shop, so a big saving in the long run. If your going to spend that sort of money and can fit it I would suggest a 300 x 900mm lathe. MILL: LONGNITUDAL TRAVEL - 460MM: VERTICAL TRAVEL - 210MM:.INTRODUCING OUR SM-JDM1022V COMPACT MACHINING CENTRE Would it be a significant improvement over the C3 in quality and construction, or just the same with more options for the xtra price ? It seems to be in a price range from 2300 to 2700. To be honest, something a bit more robust all round. And not require adjusting the slides so often. But I am thinking of upgrading to something a bit 'beefier' and more versatile. I have a Sieg C3 mini lathe which works well for me.