Small space lathe.

[Bob Ellis]

Peter asked for a photo of my Sherline 500, so here 'tis with a Dymondwood blank on the mandrel.

 

[Winemaker]

I have one of these its a good lathe for small jobs and my Pen mandrill fits ok also you can get a chuck for it

 

[Penpal]

Thanks for the pics all round they sure have come a long way since I bought mine. It appears you use a tool holder and variable speed Bob, I raised my one and fitted a larger drive for hand operation it was more relaxing for fine work. They only came with a fiddly tiny inbuilt low voltage motor when they were first made, certainly come a long way.

Wonderful to cart around for demos etc . Good of you both to show them this way .So easy to see progress and usefulness.

Peter.

 

[Bob Ellis]

Yes, I use both a tool holder and variable speeds. I use the cross slide for a variety of tools including carbide cutting tools mounted in a tool holder, a cut-off tool mounted in a tool holder (useful for cutting the tenon on American and European pens), and a tool rest for guiding hand-held tools.

 

[wm460]

There are occasions that I could use on of them.