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this is my first build. it's from the recommended set of plans from this site. going really well so far. i have learned an incredible amount, thanks to you all. much more expensive than i anticipated. always is :P. has taken a lot longer than i anticipated, waiting for tools and such to ship...

ok... 10 new tools, but it turned out great. 3/8" was plenty. very satisfying thanks

went a little crazy. could not resist the bargain. bench on left will be home to lathe and mill.

thanks Dean. i think you are right. time to break out the tapping set. which, i'm sure, will lead to the need to purchase another tool, and 10 more questions. ;D

I'm also very interested in how you accomplished the chuck in the holder safety switch. dave

Hope I'm not killing you guys with these starter questions. The MIT video guy had an XY table on his drill press and it looked VERY handy. So I found one at littlemachineshop but it does not mate to drill table as easily as I had hoped. I managed to get 3 bolts down one side. The mounting holes...

another noob question. I'm still getting my shop together and my recent painting of the floor has made me curious about shop ventilation. My shop is a room in the basement, connected to the house ventilation system. I have been known to 'stink up' the house in the past. I imagine that I would...

after much examination, my testosterone surge is subsiding. Funny when us total noobs first start searching the web, all we see is the mini-lathe. Took me a bit to really SEE the Sherline. I really had no idea what precision was until i found this site :bow: and those MIT videos that you have...

perfect. exactly what i was looking for. how exhausting looking at the myriad of tools, attachments, and such. Now i have a good list of tools to start sneaking into the house :)

;D ;D ;D ;D just excited. no actual useful info in this post. first new edition to shop. i broke down and bought the cheap band saw from harbor freight. For the life of me, I don't see how it is possible to manufacture this thing and move it across the ocean, etc for 160 dollars. The workers...

wow. this has to be the fastest response in the history of forums. I don't want to be one of those guys who does not try to figure it out on my own b4 posting some non-researched post, but....... I'm am falling in love with the Sherline stuff. I have this idea (could be wrong) that i should...

new member experience = 0 watching bunch of instruction videos trying to find some local pros. we do have a tech school local, but have not introduced myself yet looking to buy first lathe soon. i imagine eventually making small parts for robotics, but i don't know much about that either :) MD...

hey all. I am REALLY new to this subject and still a ways off from purchase. When I spend hours reading about these machines and looking at the pictures on the web, I can't help but thinking the China versions LOOK more substantial. I guess it looks more like a miniature version of the...