Do you have a boring bar toolholder for your lathe? That and possibly some sleeve collets should let you mount a router bit in your lathe. I put an AXA clone Quick-Change tool Post (QCTP) on my Atlas TH42 lathe. It would be FAR too larger for your Sherline, but there are similar toolposts that will fit the Sherline. Sherline sells a QCTP, but it's a bit pricey. https://www.sherline.com/product/2250-quick-change-tool-post-and-three-holders/ The boring bar tool holder is the one on the left in the photo. LIttle machine shop has an OXA toolpost that will fit your lathe, as well. https://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4039&category=-419988835 and it's considerably cheaper than the Sherline. With your lathes and mill, you should be able to make your own, if you want to, as well. http://www.toolsandmods.com/lathe/mini-lathe-qctp
HTH!
Bill in OKC
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On Thursday, April 9, 2020, 08:52:27 AM CDT, Tamra <tamrabrogdon@...> wrote:
My husband purchased a CNC router for me for my birthday some years ago, so I've played with a CNC router for a while and can get it to do what I want it to do - so this was the sum of my experience.? Once we agreed for me to spend the money on Aspire, the machine, software and me were finally able to communicate and work together, there are 3 axis on a CNC router... so next I thought I need a CNC lathe.? ?I create 1/12th scale miniatures, and have an interest in carving Architectural components for our home, and making things as gifts,? generally from wood.? I have a Jet Mini wood lathe, and a couple of unimat DB/SLs, a Taig lathe and Taig Mill.? ?
I bought a circa 1990s Spectralight CNC Sherline Lathe from eBay and was incredibly confused by the mess of wires.?
I think these units were sold to schools - perhaps an introduction to digital machining???
Our son and I discussed chasing down the board, but the technology was old, no guarantees that the board would work, so I purchased a kit to convert the Sherline to a Gecko 540 from deepgrove1 website.? I got the steppers installed, but could not figure out how to bypass the safety switch on the cover and get the stop button to work.? I called some local pros and explained my issue (they work on room size equipment) and asked for some help... I dropped it off on July 3, and got it back last week.??
Now, I am ready to do a test run for the CNC lathe, but I need to put a tool bit in my database, and I use router bits that are round.? How do I use a round router bit in a tool post that is designed for square metal bits?? I can imagine my conversation with Whiteside is not going to be an inexpensive conversation.??
Thanks - Tamra
Bill in OKC too