I have been using my "Sherline packaged CNC" for about 6 months. I have made the usual number goof ups, but at last think I know which end is up. I started...
I had a Sherline mill for about 10 years and was never able to get the backlash below about .004 on either axis. Those star nuts are not very snug in their...
I have old Sherline Mill and lathe machine. It has AC motor on it. My guess it is about 10 years old. Right now I would like to add CNC on mill machine. I got...
Reid, The spindle motor doesn't matter; my first CNC'd Sherline mill had the old motor setup. I don't know what your "bracket holder" is, but as long as it can...
Reid, I use a Sherline 5400 CNC'd mill with a Camtronics 3 axis board everyday. My steppers are 150oz and all leadscrews are running in DelrinAF nuts. The Z...
Hi Reid, The 5011 backlash bushings (?) are a worthwhile improvement (might not fit on OLD machines. You DON'T want the 4017 Z lock on a CNC mill. Although I...
We released a video of our tool changer project last summer. After a lot of development and testing, it is now complete. I have a couple more recent videos...
... It's an old Sherline 2800 rpm from a 5400 that originally had an Ahha controller with Annaheim Animation 1/2 step drives. I got it in a multi-party barter...
Fred, Alan, Is there a difference between the spindle y'all are talkin' about and what Sherline sells today? Doug Rundell Billy Bob's Beer, Bait & Tackle 1339...
Hi Doug, Fred mentions to spindles for his 12x12 and 12x24 routers (non-Sherline). It appears that the spindle in the video was a good ol' 5400 spindle like is...
Hi Alan, The few times I've tried to isolate traces on a pc board, I seam to end up with raggedy edges. I'm running a CNCed 5400 Sherline mill at full speed...
Hi Alan, Did you say a water cooled spindle? I've seen water cooled machine gun barrels in WW1 & WW2 movies. I have a flood coolant system, Mostly water, on my...
Hi Alan, Yeah, carbide sounds like the way to go. I have not heard of the PCB-GCODE list. Sounds like something I should be reading! Thanks, Doug Rundell Billy...
Hi Alan, I have a hard time understanding how a spindle like the ones Sherline makes creating that much heat! Especially cutting PCB's. I'd like to see it...
Hi Doug, No water cooling on a Sherline spindle, it's a special spindle. The PC-GCODE list will advise on how to run the ULP (special add-on) to the free Eagle...
I have two stepping motors from someone who gave it to me. Both are NEMA 23. One of them that don't have label on it and the other one do have a label on it....
After fixing a similar problem related to not having strain relief on the motors, I had a working system which sat for a couple months unused. Today I start...
... Well, after a cool off period and diner, I went back out and set my origin without an issue. I ran the Gcode and no problems. I'm still left lacking...
GDay All, Eric, I would check all the cables between the controller and the stepper motors paying particular attention to any connectors that may be present. ...
... Eric, The only time I've ever had that sort of problem was if the motor cables were lying alongside each other and caused some crosstalk (interference)....
Hi Eric, Do you have a breakout board (BOB) between the parallel port on your computer and the Xylotex board? I ran a Xylotex setup for several months with...
That reminds me of all the troubles I had with the 3 axis Xylotex board. All kinds of tricks with filtering and toroid on the motor drive wires, twisting, etc...
I built two systems using Xylotex controller and steppers with EMC2 (Linux) and serial port connection. We ran them 8 hours a day for over a year and never...
Does the Sherline controller offer anyway to get at the rest of the pins on the parallel port. Id like to hook up a touch plate for a friend with a Sherline. ...
Ron I believe the answer is, no. However I did find this: BELKIN, A3G010-01 DB25 Y CABLE 1FT LEGS DB25M TO 2 DB25F. The one I found on eBay was about $52. I...
Or you can get some of these: Male: <http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=DB25-PF-M2virtualkey64610000virtualkey737-DB25-PF-M2> Female: ...
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