CNC MILLS and TOOLING

SHERLINE ID SPINDLE KIT $399

This kit is composed of a mounting bracket that
bolts on top of the sherline motor angle braclet
(currently limited to the right side of the mill)

a brass bar with two small ball bearings 3/32 id diameter
a small brass shive with a 0-80 UNF set screw
an 0-ring drive belt
and a large delrin shive that screws on the sherline spindle

adjustable slide for o-ring tension

sample carbide and steel 3-sided pantograph style cutters
ground on a manual taig lathe

NOTES:
Oil the bearings daily with WD-40
You can machine the large delrin shive to use different size drive belts
and to change the speed ratio
(sherline spindle diameter / cutter shive diameter = speed multiplication)

Other optional bearing assemblies can also bolt onto the spindle bracket

Assembly can also be ordered with optionial 3/64 id bearings - for 3/64 cutters

A larger bearing assembly is also avaliable
which has 1/4" id bearings and a spindle that accepts 1/8" cutters or 3/16" cutters

TAIG ID SPINDLE KIT $399

This kit is composed of a mounting bracket that
bolts on the side of the taig headstock
(requires drilling and tapping two 10-32 holes)

a brass bar with two small ball bearings 3/32 id diameter
a small brass shive with a 0-80 UNF set screw
an 0-ring drive belt
and a large delrin shive that screws on the sherline spindle

The bearing bar is adjusted from the top of the mounting bar

adjustable slide for o-ring tension

The bearing bar also accepts an optional boring bar
which can be used to machine the inside and outside ring diameters
and with my optional software comfort fit and half round bands

The optional 1/8 inch cutter bearing assy is shown here: