Sheldon Lathe
found a sheldon lathe plate says its a ewq model.12 inch by 54 bed langth,comes with some tooling a 6 jaw chuck 4 jaw chuck and a 3 jaw chuck,lathe seems to run very very smooth and very quiet price is...
View ArticleThe stars have been in alignment for me this week. Just got my first lathe, a...
Early yesterday morning I outlasted another bidder and won a Delta 25-100 11X36 lathe. The lathe is missing a couple important parts, so I started shopping around to test the availability of things...
View ArticleWhat's This Knob On The Apron?
Small knurled knob on the bottom of the rockwell 11" lathe. It pulls out and spring returns. Seems to do nothing. Must be there for some reason though. View attachment 113498
View ArticleHmmm, Carriage Stop Confusing Me
so I picked up a new old stock carriage for my RD 11" lathe and it arrived. It came in the original box and all. But I put it on the bed after a good cleaning and lube...and it won't clamp tight. Looks...
View ArticleSpindle Insert For 5c Collets...look Right?
rockwell 11" lathe, got in a collet drawbar assembly. I've pretty much got it all now, excepting a taper attachment. Put the thread protector, insert and hand-wheel on to the machine. Should the insert...
View ArticleCabinet Setup...shims And Bolt Or Adjustable Feet?
I need to level and secure my cabinet upon which my rockwell lathe sits. What's best? Using shims and bolting to the concrete floor? Or using those adjustable feet (like Winco)?
View ArticleNew Lathe.new Guy On Forum.
looking for info on Sheldon lathe catalog number TC-354. 10"with 54 "bed.serial number places it made 51 or 52.found at cherry point air station 35-40 years ago by civil employee.shop made slide and...
View ArticleInteresting Gear Reducer On Drill Press
A couple months ago I bought a Rockwell 17" drill press at an auction. It had a funny looking and obviously non-original motor pulley on it. View attachment 118418 View attachment 118421 I didn't pay...
View ArticleRd14x40 Bed Twist
Continued from "Map Errors on Older Lathe". The RD14X40 has a monster of a stiff bed. Very deep and well bolstered with large cross members. After some careful comparison with a good precision level...
View ArticleShould I Restore My Sheldon?
Picked this up awhile back. It's a 10" Sheldon with a 54" bed. I think circa 1940's? It's been abused maybe from a school at some point. The spindle is tight, less that .0005 runout. However, the ways...
View ArticleSheldon Exl-46-b Belt
Hi, Im hoping to see my EXL-46-B breath again. One step towards that goal is a new belt that comes off the motor to the large pulley. Anyone here happen to know the size belt Im looking for? Is a Gates...
View ArticleCompound Rest "unscrews"before Moving.
Hey fellow Machinists! I am going over my 920 Logan and i found that turning the compound rest dial in the counter clockwise direction, it moves 3/8" out before it begins to move. Is there an...
View ArticleAnyone Have A Trav-a-dial On Their Rockwell?
i can find an swi travadial but would have to figure out mounting provisions to the right side of the carriage. Any advice for the 11x36 RD Is mounting and calibration a high degree of difficulty?
View ArticleH - M Downloads - Navigation And Use
ACCESSING DOWNLOADS In Xenforo-speak, a file folder or directory is called a "Category". Files in the H-M Downloads area of the Xenforo version are or will be organized into appropriate Categories and...
View ArticleDisassembling The Head Unit Of A 21-100
Hello all, I'm new to the group. I have a 21-100 made in about 1960. It's been sitting out in the weather and was rained on before I rescued it. I took the head assembly off from the quill by removing...
View ArticleOld Sheldon-built Lathe
I inherited an old (late 1940s?) Lempco lathe. With research I have identified it as actually being a re-badged early 10" Sheldon with a few mods that went with the contract to build them, I guess. Is...
View Article4-c Collets In My Old Sheldon
Well, imagine my disappointment when, several years ago, I discovered that the lathe I had inherited had a spindle nose with a #4 Morse Taper, meaning that the most suitable collets for it were the...
View ArticleSheldon vernon vertical Mill?
Hey, Anybody else have a Sheldon/Vernon vertical milling machine?? Art deco in appearance. Originally made to be the crossover machine between a jig borer and a mill. I have had mine for close to ten...
View ArticleNeed Some Help Identifying Rockwell Lathe
View attachment 103824 This lathe has come up for sale in my area and although I already have a 14X40 lathe, I am interested in this one as a second hobby lathe. I don't know anything about them and...
View ArticleSheldon Spindle Bearings Break In.
Finally getting around to installing some new headstock spindle bearings in my trusty EXL 56B. Original factory bearings being replaced with Timken class 3 brgs and cups. The question I have is, what...
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