Sherline Chuck?

Florian · Sherline Chuck?

Hi

I wonder if someone here can tell me what the quality of the sherline 3 jaw chuck is. Most important thing would be that the jaws are guided well. (So that the precision is reproducible)

Florian

Graham-Jilly

sorry cant help you mate but I could ask at work on monday

Florian

Hi

That would be nice!

Florian

tmuir

Not that I want you to stop posting your progress here as I love your work but if you want reviews on lathe equipment you may want to join here and ask your question here too.

http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php

If you do join there make sure you keep us updated too as your work is inspiring me to learn more as my long, LONG term goal is to make a G scale live steam loco.

Florian

tmuir

I just recently finished building my workshop and have a lathe and drill press but no mill yet.
I'm easing in making missing parts for some toy steam engines I have been wanting to restore.
So making easy parts like bushes, overflow plugs and safety valves.
Next week will attempt making my first oscillating cylinder and piston assemble for one of my engines once the brass material arrives.
I'm at the moment just doing small stuff until I get used to my lathe as its been a long time since I've used one.

I may make a simple oscillating loco first before I attempt a slide valve engine though.

I'll get there but I'm taking baby steps at the moment.

Florian

Hi tmuir

Well.. with a lathe you can already do a lot.
What lathe do you have?

Its best to start with easy things like oscillating engines and so on...

Florian

tmuir

Locally its known as an AL50GB but it probably has half a dozen other names around the world as its a Chinese lathe , but not bade quality for what I paid for it.
Here it is in a photo taken a few weeks back just after I had moved it into the shed but before it was fitted to its stand.
Its a 220 by 500mm lathe

The lathe has far greater potential than my skill at the moment but hopefully over the coming months that will change.
Every time I 'play' on the lathe I feel I have learnt something at the moment.

I think tomorrow it will be time for me to update my workshop thread and show my workshop in its full glory.

Florian

Hi Tmuir

It looks good on the picture...
Does the lathe saddle have dirt wipers?

And with chinese tools its recommended to clean everything that has grease and oil on it and to put some good grease and also good oil. (Chinese stuff ist not very good...)

Florian

tmuir

It has little blocks of some material infront of the saddle to wipe the scraps away but at some point I may make something better.
It came with a little oiler bottle which I have filled with quality oil which I use to oil the lathe at regular times as prescribed by the instructions.

All grease that was on the lathe when I received it that could be removed without totally dismantling the lathe was removed with kerosene and then replaced with good oil.

I am pleased I was going to buy the AL50GA but was told about the AL50GB which was coming out so waited an extra week to get that one as it's essentially the same lathe as the AL50GA just with better quality control. I have since seen the AL50GA and even at a quick glance the quality improvement is obvious.

Tony

alan2525

Looks like a very nice lathe, one thing about way wipers, if chips get under them they can actually act like scouring pads! When I use my lathe I always try to remember to sweep the chips away and oil the ways. If you clean the chips away you are wiping away the lubrication too.

Remember oil is cheap, cast iron is expensive!

tmuir

Yes at the end of each use all chips are wiped off and if I think the ways need it they get reoiled.