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Important Update Regarding Sherline Products
October 20, 2026
We would like to share an encouraging development regarding the future of Sherline Products.
We are currently in discussions with an American manufacturer regarding the potential purchase of Sherline’s intellectual property and remaining inventory. The goal of this proposed acquisition is to preserve and revitalize the Sherline brand while providing continued availability of replacement parts, accessories, and machines for our valued customers.
As these discussions progress, we have agreed to temporarily suspend accepting new orders, effective October 19, 2026. This will allow us to preserve our remaining inventory while negotiations are underway.
Although no final agreement has been reached, we are hopeful that this opportunity will provide a positive path forward for the Sherline name and the customers who have trusted our products for more than five decades.
We sincerely appreciate your patience, understanding, and continued loyalty during this transition. We will share additional information as soon as it becomes available.
Our greatest hope is that the Sherline legacy of quality, precision, and American craftsmanship will continue for generations to come.

Karl Rohlin III and Charla Papp
Co-Owners, Sherline Products, Inc.
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Tabletop Machining

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About Tabletop Machining

Sherline’s owner, Joe Martin, has written a book that gives you not just the “hows”, but also the “whys” of machining practices. Being a hobbyist himself as well as a manufacturer, Joe is familiar with the needs of both the home shop machinist and the commercial production facility. His insights offer a unique and practical perspective on the equipment and processes of machining at both extremes…from intricate miniature machining projects to full-size shop production tools and practices.

Joe’s book details real-world practices in machining and gives a good insight into the challenges faced by machinists. Too often, good craftsmen are stopped from venturing forth because the only information available shows the technically perfect way to do things rather than the simple, practical methods everyone really uses. This book should be required reading for all newly graduated engineers. For those wishing to design and build their first metal parts, it is a perfect starting point. Naturally, Sherline tools are featured throughout in the examples, but the rules of machining apply to equipment and projects of all sizes.

A Complete Guide to Miniature Machine Tools

Information is given on selecting materials; using a lathe and a mill; measuring tools; cutting tools; using accessories for threading, indexing, and gear-cutting; setting up a home shop and more. Several simple projects are provided for beginning machinists. A photo gallery of superb miniature projects will inspire you and show what these small but mighty machines can really do. A history of Sherline tools is written from the point of view of giving you some guidance if you’ve ever thought of taking a product of your own to market. This is a high-quality book that will be equally at home on your coffee table or shop workbench. The book has received many positive reviews from magazine editors and home shop machinists alike. It sold out in its first year and is now in its second printing.

8-1/2″ x 11″, softbound with “lay-flat” binding, full color, 344 pages, 400+ color photos, 200+ illustrations.

 

ISBN-10: 0966543300
ISBN-13: 978-0966543308

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