Sherline lathe?

[Guest]

I am thinking about getting a small lathe. I like the Sherline. People on other sites like the harbor freight 7 X 10 mini lathe.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

 

[Guest]

I am thinking about getting a small lathe. I like the Sherline. People on other sites like the harbor freight 7 X 10 mini lathe.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

, You know why I am laughing

. OK let me save you the trouble

Grizzly Micro Lathe 7x 12 lathe G8688 or Micro-lathe II by (Taig Tools). Why you ask because they got the best reviews and seem to be very accurate up to .001. At least that's what I am reading. Plus, I've seen one of these in a certain special guys workshop in a YOU TUBE video. I just don't have the cash and I like living in the house currently, the DOG HOUSE was getting fleas again.

 

[Guest]

Where the heck are you finding all of these YouTube videos? All I find is scout stuff when I look for PWD things. Is the special guy a DT guy? Or are you talkin about "The Godfather"?

 

[Guest]

Where the heck are you finding all of these YouTube videos? All I find is scout stuff when I look for PWD things. Is the special guy a DT guy? Or are you talkin about "The Godfather"?

I sent you an PM. As when I first join this group of overachievers, they all told me the same thing be a Sherlock Holmes on this forum and you'll find answers to just about everything PWD related.

It ain't easy being CHEESY, courtesy of Chester Cheetah

 

[bracketracer]

I am thinking about getting a small lathe. I like the Sherline. People on other sites like the harbor freight 7 X 10 mini lathe.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Are you thinking about the Sherline CNC ready model or a manual setup?
If you don't opt for the CNC or DRO ready model be sure to get resettable zero handwheels IMHO.

Before you turn your first wheel you need to make a tool to check the wheel's accuracy. If it only gets the wheel to .001 TIR I would be looking for something else. Even my old 618 lathe does .0005 or better on TIR.

I think I wrote this in another post, but get a GOOD scale. I had to replace my cheap ebay scale after I found out it was wrong. What weighed 2 grams at my house checked at 1.85-1.87 grams at the race. I went to Cabelas and bought a scale for reloading that is recalibratable. It reads to .005 grams. I also bought a small set of calibration weights so I can check the scale over a range.

One more thing--buy the biggest lathe you can fit in your shop and budget. You'll find other uses for it!

 

[Guest]

Hey Bracket,

I hope all is well with you. Thanks for the reminder on the scale. I will check it!

Thanks for the advice on the lathe. My workshop is very small but I have an affinity for small tools so although people warn to go big for weight and, but I am still itching to get a good quality tiny lathe. Pretty much just for PWD stuff though I will find many uses I am sure. It seems difficult to determine but it seems logical that a watchmakers lathe will be good for accuracy. Kind of like the way Owen uses a pin vise drill press set up. The TIR is definitely my main concern. I have never heard a bad word about Sherline. Those Emco lathes look nice. A bit more money and I am anticipating the tooling being more expensive than the lathe.

Thanks for the response.

I like the DRO Sherline and I think new models are coming out anytime now.

 

[5KidsRacing]

Is the special guy a DT guy?

Is that possible.... lol....

I would recommend a Taig....

 

[GravityX]

I would recommend a Taig....

Is this the type of lathe that you use 5Kids?

 

[5KidsRacing]

Yes!

 

[Quicktimederby]

+1 on the Taig