Sherline 4400 Lathes - Assembly and Instruction Guide

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Tilting Angle Table (P/N 3750)
This accessory opens up a great variety of setup options. The
table can be tilted to any angle from 0° to 90°. A hole pattern
in the table is designed to
easily mount the mill vise
or rotary table for holding
parts. A chuck adapter is
included that allows the
3-jaw or 4-jaw chuck to
be screwed directly to
the table as well. Parts
mounted to the table can
be machined or drilled at
precise angles without
tilting the column or
headstock. In the 90° position, the rotary table is held at the
same height as it would be on the P/N 3701 right angle plate,
eliminating the need for that accessory.
Horizontal Milling Conversion (P/N 6100)
for 5000/5400-Series Mills
A number of milling operations require the application of the
cutting tool from the side rather than from the top. A 3/4" thick
aluminum base 10.5" x 12.5" allows a 5000/5400-series mill
column to be mounted separately from the base for a variety
of milling congurations. The headstock is rotated 90° and
work is machined from the side, allowing larger surfaces to be
worked on without having to re-clamp the work. (NOTE: The
greater versatility and capacity of the 2000-series 8-direction
mill eliminate the need for this accessory on those mills.)
The black anodized mounting plate is pre-drilled to mount the
base and column in several possible locations. Alignment bars
and a selection of appropriate bolts are included to make it
easy to accurately relocate the column. Rubber feet insulate
the table for quiet, vibration-free operation. (NOTE: The
column base should be shortened by 2" for best operation.
Instructions are provided with the accessory, or we can shorten
your column for you. The modication is listed as P/N 6101 on
the price list. New mills purchased along with the horizontal
milling conversion can be factory ordered with the column
already split.)
FIGURE 71—One of the congurations possible with the
horizontal milling conversion, P/N 6100.
5400 Mill Column Base with 2000 Ram
(P/N 5640 Short, P/N 5645 Tall)
These rigid columns are
designed for those who have
a 5400-series mill. Each
comes with the 2000-series
ram and gives the versatility
of Sherline’s 2000-series mill
column with it’s large work
area and seven directions of
movement. The tall column
provides more Z-clearance.
Rigid Mill Column Bases for 2000 Mills
(P/N 5605 Short, P/N 5606 Tall)
For those who want the
versatility of Sherline’s
2000/2010 mill column with
it’s large work area and multiple
directions of movement but
have experienced unwanted
column rotation during
extreme machining loads
on the 2000 mill, this new
column oers another option.
The one-piece column absolutely prevents that from happening,
although you do give up the ability to rotate the column ram
from side-to-side.
4" Rotary Table (P/N 3700)
The rotary table mounts to the mill table and provides a
rotary axis for milling. Each increment on the handwheel
represents 1/10° of rotation,
so a circle can be divided
into 3600 segments without
interpolation. Seventy-two
handwheel revolutions rotate
the table one time. It can
be used to mill a radius on
a part, cut a circular slot or
drill precision circular hole
patterns. Used with the right angle attachment (P/N 3701) and
right angle tailstock (P/N 3702), it can also be used to cut gear
teeth. A rotary table used with a mill allows a machinist to
produce virtually any part he can design. On a Sherline mill,
the only limits are size, not complexity. The compact size of
this high quality rotary table also makes it a good choice for
use on larger machines as well, where its size would oer an
advantage in working with small parts. (See Figure 56 for a
photo of the rotary table in use.)
CNC Rotary Tables
The rotary table can also be
purchased in CNC-ready form
with a stepper motor mount
attached ready to accept a
NEMA 23 size stepper motor
of your choice. The CNC-
ready table is P/N 3700-CNC.
If you prefer to purchase a
rotary table with a Sherline stepper motor already attached it
is P/N 8730. The motor is pre-wired with a 5-pin plug that is
ready to plug in to the Sherline driver box (P/N 8760) and go
to work as the 4th axis of your CNC mill system.