Sherline 5000 Mill General Manual

FIGURE 10-Plans for mounting board hole patterns. Confirm actual dimensions from
your lathe or mill before drilling. The newly added model 2000 multi-direction mill can
be mounted to a board 12" x 18" in a similar fashion.
The mill may be mounted in a similar manner on a 10" x 12" to 12" x 24" pre-finished
shelf board with rubber feet using 10-32 x 1" screws to attach the mill to the board.
To keep your Sherline tools clean, soft plastic dust covers are available. The lathe cover
is P/N 4150 for the Model 4000/4100 and 4500/4530 short bed lathes and P/N 4151 for
the Model 4400/4410 long bed lathe. A mill dust cover is available as P/N 5150.
Converting machines from inch to metric or vice versa
All Sherline tools and accessories are manufactured in your choice of inch or metric
calibrations. Converting a lathe or mill from one measurement system to the other is
possible, but it takes more than changing the handwheels. The leadscrews, nuts and
inserts must also be changed. A look at the exploded views of the machines on pages 27
and 28 will show which parts need to be purchased. (Look for parts that have both a
metric and inch version in the parts listing.) Conversion kits with all the necessary parts
are available. If you are a good mechanic, you can do the conversion yourself, or you can
return your machine to the factory for conversion.