Hello Mirager, and thank you for sharing your experience in cutting steel. I too am interested in milling steel (O1 Tool Steel, in annealed condition). May I ask what degree of dimensional tolerance you have experienced on your Sherline? I realize that the rigidity issue on a milling machine this small should be considered, but I am willing to make very shallow depths of cut. Thank you.
I purchased a Sherline 4000 Lathe a little over a year ago. I knew LESS THAN ZERO about how to operate it. So I started slow & gradually learned some basic stuff (I purchased primarily for making custom detail 1:24 scale Auto parts) anyway, I really luv the quality of the Lathe & the fact that its made here in USA. I've had EXCELLENT customer service help... My only issue was some of the Attachment costs were Expensive AF... My question is this, are there Attachment & accessories available for the SHERLINE 2000 Mill that will fit the Sherline 2000 ??? Like the Rotary Table as an example... PS: Excellent VIDEO the type of action that a Complete Newby like myself needs to see when started out...Im looking for Mill techniques and simple cuts or whatever its called ... that shows me what's up from the time I set up my mill going forward. This video was the closet I've found to that (so far).. Lee
I have seen most of your videos and I like your work. Is that really a 5410? Looks more like the 5800series. I guess you have upgraded it quite a bit :)
Very nice. Im considering buying a 5810 so im trying to find some user feedback on it, so i was hoping it was a typo and you in fact did have a 5810. But you almost do. :) Do you feel its sturdy enough even with tilt and other upgrades?
In my opinion, the 5800 milling machine is a good choice. Compared to the 5400, it offers a much wider working area and is equipped with a variety of options. But what you should know before purchasing is basically that sherline machines are not very rigid. No matter how wide the work area of a 5800 milling machine is, the range of machining areas will be severely limited in those operations that require a high degree of precision. Especially when machining steel, the working range is limited.I think the ideal working range is about 50mm on the z-axis, 50mm on the y-axis and 100mm on the x-axis, based on the milling bed.
Hello Mirager, and thank you for sharing your experience in cutting steel. I too am interested in milling steel (O1 Tool Steel, in annealed condition). May I ask what degree of dimensional tolerance you have experienced on your Sherline? I realize that the rigidity issue on a milling machine this small should be considered, but I am willing to make very shallow depths of cut. Thank you.
I purchased a Sherline 4000 Lathe a little over a year ago. I knew LESS THAN ZERO about how to operate it. So I started slow & gradually learned some basic stuff (I purchased primarily for making custom detail 1:24 scale Auto parts) anyway, I really luv the quality of the Lathe & the fact that its made here in USA. I've had EXCELLENT customer service help... My only issue was some of the Attachment costs were Expensive AF...
My question is this, are there Attachment & accessories available for the SHERLINE 2000 Mill that will fit the Sherline 2000 ??? Like the Rotary Table as an example...
PS: Excellent VIDEO the type of action that a Complete Newby like myself needs to see when started out...Im looking for Mill techniques and simple cuts or whatever its called ... that shows me what's up from the time I set up my mill going forward. This video was the closet I've found to that (so far)..
Lee
Excuse me please - do you mean Sherline 5410 will handle steel? Not aluminum and brass but steel.
I have seen most of your videos and I like your work. Is that really a 5410? Looks more like the 5800series. I guess you have upgraded it quite a bit :)
yes. it is 5410. but i installed lots of sherline parts. 3c headstock, tool plate, 5800 mill column, etc...
Very nice. Im considering buying a 5810 so im trying to find some user feedback on it, so i was hoping it was a typo and you in fact did have a 5810.
But you almost do. :)
Do you feel its sturdy enough even with tilt and other upgrades?
In my opinion, the 5800 milling machine is a good choice. Compared to the 5400, it offers a much wider working area and is equipped with a variety of options. But what you should know before purchasing is basically that sherline machines are not very rigid. No matter how wide the work area of a 5800 milling machine is, the range of machining areas will be severely limited in those operations that require a high degree of precision. Especially when machining steel, the working range is limited.I think the ideal working range is about 50mm on the z-axis, 50mm on the y-axis and 100mm on the x-axis, based on the milling bed.