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- Page 1 SHERLINE PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 1974 Miniature Lathe and Milling Machine Assembly and Instruction Guide Sixth Edition P/N 5326 ©2007, Sherline Products Inc. Contents...
- Page 2 Warranty service is available by simply returning the machine, defective assembly or part to: Sherline Products, Inc., 3235 Executive Ridge, Vista, CA 92081-8527 Please write, fax, call or e-mail to let us know that you are retuning a part and to receive a return authorization number.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Turning between centers ..... . 19 Exploded view, CNC 4000/4400-series lathes ..40 Removing tools from Morse tapers . - Page 4 Safety Rules for Power Tools kept near an operating grinder, it should be kept covered 1. Know Your Power Tool—Read the owner’s manual when not in use. carefully. Learn its application and limitations as well as the specific potential hazards peculiar to this tool. 21.
- Page 5 —Joe Martin, President and owner thing you have ever attempted. What makes machining fun Sherline Products Inc. for some is the complexity and challenge. The same thing will drive others up the wall. One customer may be overjoyed...
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Page 6: Safety Rules For Power Tools
WARNING! WD-40 is a rust preventative, not a lubricant. Do not use WD-40 on your machine slides or screws as a lubricant. Avoid Overtightening! before attempting adjustments or maintenance. (Do not simply One of the problems with designing and manufacturing metal turn the speed control down to zero RPM but leave the motor cutting equipment of this size is that the operator can physically switch on.) Be sure the work piece is firmly supported on the... - Page 7 FIGURE 3—Installing the crosslide table onto the saddle packaged, so everything should go together easily when you reassemble it. The motors are “run in” for approximately one hour to assure proper function and seating of the brushes. Before you call us and say a part is missing, please look carefully through the packaging.
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Page 8: Lubrication
bottom of the base. Hand-turn the fi rst screw part way in, and Mounting the Motor and Speed Control Unit then start the second screw. This can be done with the machine to the Headstock upright by letting the base hang over the edge of your table or (Refer to Figure 10 and the exploded views and number list bench just far enough to expose the fi... - Page 9 FIGURE 7—Place belt over motor pulley. FIGURE 7—Place belt over motor pulley. 3. Make sure the drive belt is routed properly. Then set the outer belt guard in place on the inner belt guard, locating the holes in outer belt guard over the ends of the motor standoffs. Press the two nuts into the hex shaped depressions in the rear of the inner belt guard and secure the outer cover with two 1- 3/8"...
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Page 10: Mounting The Headstock To The Lathe Or Mill
Mounting the Headstock to the Lathe or Mill the other (high torque) position is discussed elsewhere in the instruction manual. You may notice that the post onto which the headstock mounts is a loose fi t where it projects from the lathe bed or column 7. - Page 11 You may adjust Your new motor should run smoothly the first time you use it, 4000/4100 them to fit the material available to you. as it has been “run in” for about an hour before being shipped...
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Page 12: Converting Machines From Inch To Metric
The lathe cover is P/N 4150 for the Model are assembled at the factory, the preload nut is adjusted to 4000/4100 and 4500/4530 short bed lathes and P/N 4151 .0002" (.005 mm) of end play. This is controlled by the outer for the Model 4400/4410 long bed lathe. -
Page 13: Gibs
Want to see some projects built by other Sherline machinists? Visit www.sherline.com/workshop.htm. SADDLE FIGURE 18— FIGURE 18— the nut. With the anti-backlash nuts properly adjusted, the Adjusting the gibs Adjusting the gibs leadscrews should turn smoothly and have no more than the proper .003"... -
Page 14: Tailstock Gib Adjustment
General questions about tools or accessories? See our “Frequently asked questions” section at www.sherline.com/faq.htm. (Note: Lathes made prior to 1999 do not have a tailstock gib if you need to use an adjustable tailstock tool holder in the adjustment. They are locked by means of a horizontal screw tailstock to achieve better tailstock alignment. - Page 15 dramatically increase the price. We try to give a customer what we consider “the most bang for the buck.” Why Aren’t Alignment Pins Used to Square Up the Machine? If you are a novice to machining, you probably believe a machine should be designed so that a couple of pins could be dropped into holes, squaring up the machine and eliminating this whole process.
- Page 16 WHEN SQUARE, SCRIBE ZERO REFERENCE MARK HERE FIGURE 24—Squaring the left to right rotation of the column with the X-axis. FIGURE 23—Squaring up the ram parallel to the Y-axis on the 2000-series mill. The indicator can be held with a chuck of the pivot point as you take these measurements and allow on the table or a mill vise as shown here.
- Page 17 ADJUST FORE/AFT MOVEMENT WITH CENTER ADJUSTMENT SCREW ON ALIGNMENT BLOCK LOCK ADJUSTMENT IN PLACE WITH 11/16” FLANGE NUT HEADSTOCK PIVOTS ON SADDLE PIN. EVEN WITH ALIGNMENT KEY IN PLACE, SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT CAN BE MADE TO GET HEADSTOCK PERFECTLY SQUARE.. FIGURE 25—Squaring the fore and aft pivot movement of the column with the Y-axis.
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Page 18: Use Of Cutting Oils
Working with Setups that Require Extremely Low require the use of cutting oil to prevent the chips from welding or High Column Travel to the tool’s point. Do not use oils with a low flash point or MODEL 2000 MILLS ONLY...An upgrade to the Model 2000 a bad smell. -
Page 19: Rules For Feed Rates And Cutting Speeds
When a tool chatters, it gets dull faster, because it must keep General Rules for Feed Rates and Cutting Speeds cutting through the previously machined surface that has Before attempting to machine any metal, please try to been “work hardened” by machining. As you can imagine, remember this simple rule about machining: there are limits to how much you can increase feed rate, so “If the tool chatters,... -
Page 20: Holding The Workpiece
SPEED CONTROL KNOB SPEED CONTROL ON/OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY TAILSTOCK DRILL CHUCK HEADSTOCK DC MOTOR TAILSTOCK SPINDLE TOOL POST TAILSTOCK SPINDLE LOCK 3-JAW CROSSLIDE TAILSTOCK FEED CHUCK TAILSTOCK HANDWHEEL SADDLE HEADSTOCK SPINDLE TAILSTOCK “V” BELT LOCKING SCREW 2-SPEED STEPPED PULLEY HEADSTOCK LOCKING SCREW LEAD SCREW HANDWHEEL... -
Page 21: Center Drilling
FIGURE 32—Holding a square work piece in a 4-jaw chuck. FIGURE 34—Tailstock center drilling. The work turns while the drill is held stationary in the tailstock. overheating. (An optional live center—such as P/N 1191— until the back of the taper hits the inside of the spindle and turning on ball bearings is the solution preferred by most the accessory is ejected. -
Page 22: Reaming
FIGURE 35—Headstock drilling. The drill turns in the head- stock spindle while the work is held stationary. Reaming FIGURE 36—Turning a taper with the headstock slightly Twist drills will generally not drill perfectly accurate sizes, rotated. and very small boring tools are not satisfactory in deep holes holes can also be bored in work held in the 3- or 4- jaw chuck. - Page 23 call us and request a copy. (Cost is $5.00 postage paid.) They are also available from our Worldwide Web site at no cost. Unfortunately, space does not permit us to reprint them as part of this booklet. NORMAL TURNING TOOLS (SIDE TOOLS)* BORING TOOL* LEFT-HAND RIGHT-HAND...
- Page 24 leadscrew handwheel, return the tool to starting position and advance to the previous reading plus the desired cut. NOTE: Sherline offers optional adjustable “zero” handwheels that allow you to reset the handwheel to zero at any time...a handy feature normally found only on larger, more expensive machine tools.
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Page 25: Inserted Tip Carbide Tools
The boring of holes often necessitates greater than normal FIGURE 46—The P/N 2265 overhang of the tool from the tool post, so the depth of cut negative rake ceramic insert and rate of feed should be reduced from normal. and 3/8" holder make it possible to cut hardened tool steels. -
Page 26: Jaw, 4-Jaw And Drill Chucks
Accessories for Your Lathe in the back, the adapter arbor must be pressed in, so it is not Your lathe can be made more versatile with the addition of interchangeable. P/N 1010 comes with a #1 Morse arbor and suitable attachments and accessories. These include various P/N 1015 has a #0 Morse arbor. -
Page 27: Steady Rest
FIGURE 49—Steady rest FIGURE 49—Steady rest Steady Rest, P/N 1074 A steady rest supports longer work with three adjustable brass pads that rub on the outside surface of the part. It keeps long parts from defl ecting away from the tool parts from defl... -
Page 28: General Description
To reverse the chuck jaws, rotate the knurled scroll until the slot. Advance the scroll and repeat for the second and third jaws can be removed from the chuck body. After the jaws are jaws. The scroll thread must engage the first tooth in the first, removed, they can be easily identified by the location of the second and third jaws in order. - Page 29 HEADSTOCK ALIGNMENT KEY VERTICAL FEED HANDWHEEL (Z-AXIS) DC MOTOR SPEED CONTROL AS- 2-SPEED STEPPED PULLEY SEMBLY VARIABLE SPEED “V” DRIVE BELT CONTROL KNOB COLUMN SADDLE LOCKING ON/OFF SWITCH LEVER (LOCATED BEHIND SADDLE ON Z-AXIS LEADSCREW) HEADSTOCK SPACER BLOCK HEADSTOCK HEADSTOCK LOCKING SET SCREW SPINDLE Z-AXIS GIB DRILL CHUCK...
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Page 30: Securing The Workpiece
Locking the Axes P/N 3012 HOLD-DOWN To keep the table from moving in a particular direction during SET SHOWN. A NEWER an operation, there is a lock available on each axis. To lock the P/N 3013 STEP BLOCK X-axis table from moving side-to-side there is a barrel lock on HOLD-DOWN SET IS NOW ALSO AVAILABLE the front of the saddle. -
Page 31: Types Of Work
Not yet on line? Many public libraries offer Internet access. Call your local branch for information. Types of Milling Cutters Milling on a vertical mill is usually accomplished with end mills. These cutters are designed to cut with both their side and end. -
Page 32: Using A Dial Indicator
climb milling should normally be avoided except for very light finishing cuts. TOP VIEW STANDARD FIGURE 60—Standard MILLING vs. climb milling. For clarity, imagine the CLIMB cutter is moving rather than the part. Climb Milling Advantages and Drawbacks Though you will almost always use conventional milling, climb milling can create a better finish in two ways. -
Page 33: Locating The Edge Of A Part
The column bed is aligned with the column block at the factory. If you remove it, it will have to be realigned by mounting a known “square” on the mill table and adjusting placement of the bed by running an indicator on the square as the headstock is raised and lowered. - Page 34 FIGURE 66— 4- and 2-fl ute double-ended end mill sets. depth until satisfactory results are achieved. Try to develop As a convenience the skill of knowing how much of a cut is satisfactory without to our customers, breaking the cutter or damaging the work. Sherline keeps in inventory many of Note that regular end mills should not be used for drilling;...
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Page 35: Sensitive Drilling Attachment
MACHINING TIP FIGURE 68—Mill Use of a tooling plate (P/N 3560) is an inexpensive way column saddle lock to protect the surface of your mill table while providing a fl at, versatile clamping surface with a predrilled pattern of tapped holes for mounting fi xtures. The additional MILL SADDLE thickness also adds rigidity to the mill table. -
Page 36: Fly Cutter
FIGURE 73—A digital readout makes life easier for the machinist. The electronic display reads out to .0005" and any axis can be reset to “zero” with the push of a button. It also FIGURE 75—Typical setup for fl y cutting. helps eliminate mistakes due to losing track of the number of handwheel revolutions on longer dimensions. -
Page 37: Step Block Hold-Down Set
Tilting Angle Table Tilting Angle Table (P/N 3750) (P/N 3750) This accessory opens up This accessory opens up FIGURE 76—Three center drills in the P/N 3021 set. FIGURE 76—Three center drills in the P/N 3021 set. a great variety of setup a great variety of setup To accurately start holes, center drills must be used. -
Page 38: Cnc Rotary Indexer
4" Rotary Table (P/N 3700) The rotary table mounts The rotary table mounts to the mill table and to the mill table and provides a rotary axis for provides a rotary axis for milling. Each increment milling. Each increment o n t h e h a n d w h e e l o n t h e h a n d w h e e l represents 1/10°... - Page 39 FIGURE 85—Complete CNC systems are available that include the machine, motors, computer and software. Several Reasons to Consider CNC There are several reasons people choose to use CNC over manual machining methods: 1. CAPABILITY—CNC allows you to turn all the handwheels at once, making it possible to make curved 3-dimensional shapes, helical gears or other designs that would be impossible to do by hand.
- Page 40 40400 40561 40510 40570 34220 34410 40550 34260/34270 34250 40580 40340 44120 40660 40690 NOTE: Rocker tool post is included with 11980 44200/44230 4400-series lathes. (Standard tool post 11990 included with 4000-series lathes.) 11950 44010 40250 FIGURE 87 -39- Contents...
- Page 41 Sherline CNC-Ready Lathe Exploded View and Part Numbers NOTE: Where different, Inch part first, followed by Metric part number. SADDLE LEADSCREW 30220 41130 BACKLASH 40510 40177/41177 LOCK 90080 40660 44172/44173 40660 40740 90060 30230 STANDARD HANDWHEELS 43200 (Label) 43110 44171 Crosslide: 40050/41050 40173 43170...
- Page 42 Sherline Manual 5000- and 5400-Series Vertical Milling Machines NOTE: Where different, Inch part number is given first, followed by Metric part number. Exploded View and Part Numbers 1297 45013 34220 41080 40620 (US) 34410 40630 (UK) 43180 43230 40640 (Euro.) 40520 43190 34250...
- Page 43 Sherline CNC-Ready 5000- and 5400 Series Vertical Milling Machines NOTE: Where different, Inch part number is given first, followed by Metric part number. Exploded View and Part Numbers 1297 41080 40620 (US) 43180 40630 (UK) 43230 40150 43190 40640 (Euro.) 40172 40040 43120...
- Page 44 Sherline Manual Model 2000/2010 Vertical Milling Machine NOTE: Where different, Inch part number is given first, followed by Metric part number. 40175 (Inch) SADDLE NUT ASSEMBLY 41175 (Metric) 40177 (Inch), 41177 (Metric) Exploded View and Part Numbers 1/8” BALL, P/N 40178 SPRING, P/N 22630 SADDLE NUT BODY 40690...
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Page 46: Rpm Spindle Pulley Set
FIGURE 95—A typical FIGURE 95—A typical Sherline industrial slide based Sherline industrial slide based on components from the tool line. on components from the tool line. Industrial Applications for Sherline Components For many years, Sherline spindles, slides and motor units have been especially popular with designers of custom tooling FIGURE 93—The stereo microscope can be mounted on any for small industrial applications because of the low cost and... - Page 47 Technical Specifications VERTICAL MILLS 5000 (5100) 5400 (5410) 2000 (2010) LATHES 4000 (4100) 4400 (4410) Max. clearance, Swing over bed 3.50” (90 mm) 3.50” (90 mm) table to spindle 8.00” (203 mm) 8.00”...
- Page 48 Sherline’s owner, Joe Martin, has put together the ultimate book for the Sherline machinist... This Book Gives You Not Just the “Hows,” But Also the “Whys” of Machining The Perfect “Next Step” Beyond this Instruction Book machine tools. Seeing these fi ne projects will set your mind Right now you are holding one of the most complete to work in all sorts of new directions.
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