Mini Pallet for Sherline 2000 Mill and others

**PJs** · Feb 27, 2018, 10:17 PM

Really well thought out and executed JR. Nice write up too. Lots of options for sure. Can you please tell us what the small Orange degree clamping piece is? I haven't seen one like that but looks real handy for small non precision jobs and likely a cheerful price. For a possible future project...maybe a tail stock to go with your rotory table...would give you a lot more options if you have the height. Thanks for sharing another fine design and build.

**jjr2001** · Feb 28, 2018, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by PJs

Really well thought out and executed JR. Nice write up too. Lots of options for sure. Can you please tell us what the small Orange degree clamping piece is? I haven't seen one like that but looks real handy for small non precision jobs and likely a cheerful price. For a possible future project...maybe a tail stock to go with your rotory table...would give you a lot more options if you have the height. Thanks for sharing another fine design and build.

Sure can PJ;

Here are two pics showing how it is made and a link to the Sherline product info sheet.
I bought one in Feburary at a rather high price for what it is however it is quite precise.
The rotary portion is a very close fit. It was on sale in Feb but even the sale price is a bit high.
Unlike some of the import stuff this part is finished and complete without any mods.

I bought one, but will make more and use the design for other tools.
The principal is the same as the cross slide mount on my mini lathe, but functionally this one works better.
Does not take much on the two clamp screws to lock it down since there is such a large area for friction between the rotor and base.

https://sherline.com/Wordpress/wp-co...2/3570inst.pdf

Cheers, JR

**PJs** · Feb 28, 2018, 10:49 AM

Thanks for the additional pictures and links. For some reason it didn't dawn on me that it was for the mill vice sitting next to it. Thought it was for clamping small parts. Pricey little devil but it is laser engraved and anodized. I had been working on a similar design for my spare 3" chuck for the mini to make a poor mans Angle Rotory table. I had worked with Mic6 plate before and cheaper than 7075 and more stable which are available at McMaster (cheaper) and Online Metals. It never came to fruition because I don't have a back plate for the mini. Think they would be pretty simple to make and look forward to seeing what you come up with. Thanks again for the extra detail and posting your DXF file for everyone!