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| Tim C |
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  Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1115 | Clare Enjoy the lathe!! Check out their website http://www.sherline.com/ for lots of great ideas. Also Joe's book is good also. Lots of ideas in it also. A lot of the parts that they sell can also be made. Look at making the parts as learning time and saving money as needed. The sherline mill is next. And the lathe and mill share a lot of the parts also. Later 42rocker | ||
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| TBlack |
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 Registered Member #1524 Joined: Sun Mar 13 2011, 07:51pmPosts: 133 | Clare, A new lathe is always fun. Now you have to start accumulating accessories for it. Also, I loved the jig for doing ladders...simple, flawless, infallible. And the ladders come out looking great. I've only got one ladder to deal with on my current project, but it's in a pretty prominent position...it needs to come out looking like one of yours. I'll try your jig. Tom | ||
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| catopower |
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 Registered Member #247 Joined: Tue Aug 25 2009, 01:57amPosts: 213 | Thanks 42rocker and Tom. I've been to the Sherline site, which helped me decide on the lathe. I'd been wanting a vertical mill, which I've actually used more than a lathe, but I realized most of my needs right now are best dealt with using a lathe. Anyway, in collecting accessories, I can always add the vertical milling column and use the existing head stock  Yes, lots of accessories to spend what little money I have left. Since I bought the basic mill I needed to add a chuck. I ended up getting the 4-jaw chuck because I figured most of my milling stock with either be round or square and the 4-jaw seemed to make the most sense. Now, I just have to collect everything else. 42rocker, I think I know the book that you're talking about. A friend of mine has one and I leafed through it one day. A great book that I will be adding to my library shortly. Now that I spent the money on the lathe, I guess I'd better get some good ship modeling work done! Clare | ||
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| teleman |
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 Registered Member #1925 Joined: Tue Nov 29 2011, 05:32amPosts: 1254 | Hi Clare she is looking pretty good as you go along. I have the micro mark lathe. I use it for some modeling stuff, but mainly for my wooden pen making. The kids are liking it too. Next lathe i buy is a full size one. I always loved wood turning. So I thought of the sherline years ago, but just did not want to spend too much because of my plans for a full size one. have fun with your new toy, and remember no long sleeves or tie your pony tail back so you won't end up giving your new toy a really big hug.................!!!!  [ Edited Fri May 24 2013, 04:27pm ] | ||
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| aew |
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aew  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2788 | Clare: To make your jig do different angles, can't you just take off your triangular piece of wood an replace it using two screws, one in a hole at the pointy end and the other in a slot at the other end? That way you can set it at any angle you like. | ||
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| catopower |
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| Registered Member #247 Joined: Tue Aug 25 2009, 01:57amPosts: 213 | Oh, Arthur, Arthur, Arthur... Of course not. That would be the "Smart" way to do it. I have to do things the hard way. I'm surprised you don't know that by now... But, seriously, that's a great idea Arthur. I will implement that with next iteration of the ladder making jig – Ladder Jig 2.0. Thanks for the idea! Clare | ||
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| catopower |
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| Registered Member #247 Joined: Tue Aug 25 2009, 01:57amPosts: 213 | While I'm getting my Saginaw build logs up to date on other sites, I'm still making progress. Or rather, I'm making progress again now that I'm able to devote more time to it. I experimented with the new Sherline lathe and I have a LOT to learn. Plus, I think I need more attachments and tools However, I managed to make coamings for the skylights, so I'm back on that detail.I also made some basswood templates for the gun ports for the 30-pdr Parrot rifle pivot guns. These will help me work out the sizes for the segments that will make up the panels. Finally, I started putting some work in on the wheelhouse structures. I basically made the bases for the structures and will build upon those. Since I can't fit them permanently in place without adding the paddle wheels first, I drilled and pinned them, so I can test fit and remove as needed. This section has gone through a lot of little revisions in the planning stage, but I think I'm on track now, more or less. Clare        | ||
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| Tim C |
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| Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1115 | Your model is looking super and you will always need more stuff for that sherline lathe. LOL. Later 42rocker | ||
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| catopower |
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| Registered Member #247 Joined: Tue Aug 25 2009, 01:57amPosts: 213 | Thanks 42rocker. Progress is slow going. There's still a lot of design and planning as I go. Also, I'm finally back to testing out brass etching techniques and have been experimenting with that. Plus, I'm involved with playing some traditional Japanese music and just played at a Japanese cultural fair in Santa Cruz yesterday (which is a 2-hour drive from here) and have a 6-hour rehearsal today (ugh...) for a show we're doing in Alameda in a few weeks. So, when I'm not preparing for the music stuff or just too plain tired, I've been working with creating artwork for the metal parts using Adobe Illustrator and re-learning the techniques. Doesn't leave much time to actually get anything on the model. A couple nights ago, I tried some new materials and chemicals for the brass etching and it didn't work all that well, so I'm going to try again with a few modifications. Clare [ Edited Sun Jun 09 2013, 06:12pm ] | ||
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| donfarr |
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| Registered Member #2001 Joined: Fri Dec 23 2011, 09:51pmPosts: 1298 | Great work Claire. Don | ||
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