The Sherline Miniature Machinist's Newsletter
Number 6,
Customer Projects:
A Small Supercharger by Robert Rosenfield
The supercharger turbine
blade in production and finished.
The body and other parts are also shown.
According
to Robert Rosenfield, this is the brand new Model SC125 supercharger designed
for 50 cc thru 125 cc four-stroke motors used in pit bikes, super pocket bikes,
go-karts, Honda 50's, etc. Overall dimensions are 4-1/2" O.D. x
5-1/2" tall x 4-3/4" wide. Turbine: 63 mm (2-1/2") 30º blade
with left-hand thread. Design features include 2-1 pressure ratio variable
boost, maximum 100,000 RPM shaft speed and 24-34 mm carburetor sizing.
Pressurized oil feeds to plain bronze bearings with VitonT seals for high
temperatures.
The
photos show that Robert has also been able to obtain really nice finishes with
his manual and CNC Sherline machines. The main body is made from one large
billet of aluminum. It can take several days of machining time to get it down
to size. Although this could be done quicker on a larger, more powerful
machine, it is interesting to note that the hobbyist with time and talent but
limited funds and space can still achieve superb results with tabletop machine
tools.
More
on this and other projects done on Sherline CNC machine tools can be found on
the CNC Projects page at www.sherline.com/CNCproj.htm.
New Products
Holder
and carbide inserts
P/N
2267—3/8" Insert Holder for Threading and Grooving Inserts—Offered in
the past as a tool made by Valenite, Sherline now manufactures its own holders
for carbide threading and grooving inserts. The 3/8" shank fits the
optional P/N 7600 tool post. The 7.32" hex key for tightening the 6-32
clamp screw is included with the holder. Double-ended carbide inserts are available
for threading (60°, P/N 2268, $23.00) and in two sizes for grooving: P/N 2269
is .031" wide and P/N 2270 is .062" wide. They are also $23.00 each.
For those who like working with carbide inserts, this tool gives you some
additional choices.
Shop Tip of the Month—Direct
The
metric handwheel has 100 marks rather than 50. The adjustable zero version is shown here.
On the Sherline lathe, the crosslide feed on inch
machines utilizes the same 20 tpi leadscrew pitch as the other axes. Because
you are removing metal from the radius of the spinning part, a given movement
of the crosslide feed takes twice that amount off the diameter. For example, if
you advance the handwheel .010", the part diameter is reduced by
.020". Many modern lathes take that into account and provide a handwheel
that reads half the actual travel, so that if you want to remove .020"
from the diameter, you turn the handwheel to read that same amount. Because the
Sherline lathe has the option of being used as a milling machine with the
addition of a vertical milling column, it was decided that it would be too
confusing to have different units of travel in the X and Y axes.
Owners of inch lathes who wish to have a
direct-reading handwheel on the crosslide can solve that problem by simply
ordering a metric handwheel. These handwheels have 100 marks on them instead of
50. That means the number of marks you advance the handwheel will represent the
actual reduction in the diameter of the part in thousandths of an inch. The
numbers on the metric handwheel actually say .1, .2, through .9 and back to
zero with 10 marks between each number. Just remember the decimal place moves
over one place so that .1 actually means .010" and each individual mark
represents .001" off the diameter.
Standard metric 1-5/8"
crosslide handwheels are P/N 4105 ($10.80) and 2" adjustable zero
handwheels (metric) like the one shown are P/N 3430 ($35.00)
Web site facts
• Google Search
Feature—The navigation bar at the top of the
opening page of Sherline’s site has a “Search This Site” button. Clicking on
that (or scrolling down a little on the opening page) takes you to the Google
Search Bar. Type in any part number, name or phrase and hit “search,” and
Google’s super-fast search engine will search just the Sherline site and show
you all instances of your search word or phrase. It’s easy to find parts and
accessories that way when you can’t remember the part number. Also, say you saw
an interesting project or photo on the site but now can’t find it. If you can
remember the builder’s name, what the object was or anything unique about it,
this can help you find the page again. On a site as large as Sherline’s this is
a handy thing to know. The product line and the site itself has gotten so big
even the folks at Sherline use it now and then to find things we know are there
but can’t remember the navigation path to get there.
Coming Events
• For those in
• The next major model engineering show we will
attend will be the Western Engine and Model Engineering (WEME) show in
Joe Martin Foundation News
Tom Boyer and Craig Libuse give a presentation to the Ocean Hills
Senior Community woodworking club in Vista, CA in June. We’re always
trying to find ways to let the local community know about the museum and web
site.
•
Visit the on-line museum at http://www.CraftsmanshipMuseum.com.