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    Re: Help Needed Please

    Sherline is a bit small but you can find used ones reasonably priced. I bought one called a denford, which is a Sherline in a cabinet. One of the uses I've considered for my Sherline is R/C parts....
  2. Re: Lathe tool not listed in options within Fusion 360 CAM

    Is there a reason you cannot create it as a new turning tool? I went and looked at them, since I use a mill, and they seem fully customized. I played around with the holders and inserts. Not really...
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    Re: Sherline edge finders and wobblers

    going with the 3/8" edge finder and a coaxial indicator. About as cheap as I can get and still have what I need to practice getting it right. Thanks.
  4. Thread: Ways

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    Ways

    I've been thinking a lot about linear motion in general and it seems that ways are still the best and most accurate system. OK, then that is what I'll use. There is not much out there specific to the...
  5. Re: Stepper Motor and Electronics Selection Advice

    Off hand, I'd say you are heading the wrong way. I have a long "RepRap" 3D printer background so I have used the arduino controllers and drivers for some time. To use them for a CNC mill is a...
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    Sherline edge finders and wobblers

    I have my sherline running well under LinuxCNC and I am starting to check around about edge finders and wobblers. It looks like the thing to do is get a 3/8" collet and buy to that size. I bought...
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    Re: Stupid blind guy problem on Sherline

    My interest lies in prosthetic and orthotic devices. You can work making parts as a contract worker under a prostheticist in most states. Cosmetic upgrades require no special permitting. I'm also...
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    Re: Stupid blind guy problem on Sherline

    I found the answer and the answer is that I do not oil the spindle on a Sherline, that is just where they put the big yellow notice.

    I've been doing 3D printing, on printers I built, for 8 or 9...
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    Re: Stupid blind guy problem on Sherline

    Absolutely amazing co-incidence. I have RP around the same stage as yours. Have you taken the Luxturna genetic test for free yet? The million dollar cure. I don't think I would have the "cure"at this...
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    Stupid blind guy problem on Sherline

    OK, I am legally blind and I usually just deal with it. Somehow I am simply not able to decide where to oil my spindle for my Sherline. The pictures I have found leave me a bit baffled and there just...
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    Re: Point a Newbie in the right direction

    I am also a newbie while at the same time having a bit more than a decade of experience. I got my obsolete Denford/Sherline 3 axis CNC mill fully operational today and built my first 3D printer about...
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    Denford hardware choice

    I picked up a Denford (a sherline in a case) identical to the one in http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?58434-Upgrading%20a%20Denford%20MicroMill?

    There seem to be 2 basic approaches to...
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