A Pair of Sheldon Lathes
It was machine moving at my shop yesterday and today. Moved three lathes around into new positions in my shop. Here is a picture of my 13" Sheldon Sebastian lathe and my 15" Sheldon lathe position end...
View ArticleSheldon UM-56-P
Hi folks. I just picked up a new lathe to replace my old Atlas. It's a Sheldon UM-56-P. I have a problem though: I don't have a 220V power source to my garage like I thought I did. In fact, I have one...
View ArticleStelling Crossfeed Dial On eBay
In case any of you guys are interested, there's a Stelling Crossfeed Dial on eBay for a Sheldon.
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Building A Taper Attachment For Sheldon Lathe?
Anyone here built a taper attachment for an older Sheldon Lathe? Is it worth the trouble and how did you do it? I have an older 11" Sheldon that didn't come with a taper attachment and I want to do...
View ArticleSheldon lathe steady rest
I have an older Sheldon lathe I picked up for a very good price. However, it is missing a steady rest and I really need one for some gunsmith work I want to do. My lathe serial number is KRQU 9730....
View ArticleRepair Of My 15" Sheldon Lathe
I bought a 15" Sheldon lathe this past year and has been storage since then. I pulled the apron and carriage off the lathe stored in my shop until I can make room for the lathe. Meantime, I started...
View ArticleOK, NOW WHAT DO I HAVE?
Greetings! I'm a newbie and this is my first post. Please be gentle! I have a Sheldon lathe and I need some help with its ID. I've looked around the net and haven't found this exact model. I have...
View ArticleSheldon Lathe Identification
I recently acquired a Sheldon Lathe and have what i can make out of a model number and serial number (all be it rather beat up and hard to read). I am trying to make a positive identification so that i...
View ArticleSheldon lathe
anyone have experience with Sheldon lathes, are they any good ? It's a 13x36, what type spindle ? It's on CL I could get my brother to go get it , but he doesn't know much about metal lathes
View ArticleSheldon 13x36 TME
Picked up this lathe everything seemed to work It was used to polish SS pipe by hand " no x slide or compound used" It will need to be dismantled and cleaned real good First ied like to get the...
View ArticleNeed Sheldon 11.25" change box gears
Hello all. This is my first post. I just bought a Sheldon 11.25" lathe. I broke three gears in the change box on the left side. They have no numbers on them. Can anyone help?Does anyone have any...
View ArticleExcessive runout on Sheldon Lathe
Hello! I have a Sheldon model 3-R lathe. It has about 3 thousands of runout when measured using a dial indicator on the outside of the spindle taper which is certainly not great. I knew it always had...
View ArticleSheldon lathe "U" drive
Starting to try to restore a Sheldon LWQU lathe. I'm trying to find a manual, parts breakdown, and how the "U" drive works. Did some searching on the web and really didn't find what I wanted. Didn't...
View Article5C spindle adapter Sheldon UM-56-P 13" swing
Hi folks, I have a question about my lathe that I seem to get a lot of conflicting information on when I scour the internet. It's about the spindle taper dimensions. It's really unclear what exactly I...
View ArticleWheels and pan
On another post, I have a lathe I'm saving. So far everything looks good. Nothing bent, cracked or broken. I need it to be on wheels to move around. Don't have much space. My Craftsman/Atlas ,...
View ArticleSaving a lathe
First post here. Hope it better than other forums I've joined. I'm in the process of trying to save a Sheldon Lathe. It's in a shed that has lost a roof and wall. Stamp on it is LWQU 6827 Rusty, but...
View ArticleComplete HEADSTOCK WITH 6 jaw chuck , no bed $269.00
Found on HGR TODAY this is complete motor , head stock , looks like the bed snapped off at head great parts . If anyone here buys it I'd like the adapter on the back of spindle for collet closer. If...
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Sheldon tail stock
started on the tail stock, any one know how to get the rear bushing with the witness mark ball oiler off tried turning it both ways, no go Is it pressed in ?. Also the pin that stops the quill from...
View ArticleMaybe another one
Got a call today. Guy has another Sheldon lathe he wants to get rid of. Going to see it tomorrow. Running out of room for these things, but I hate to see them go to the dump.
View ArticleOpinions please....
I'm going to take a look at a Sheldon lathe. The price is set firm @ $475. I've never seen a Sheldon first hand, so I did a little reading on lathes.co.uk. No model numbers listed and the gentleman...
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