Does anyone here make their own heli parts or otherwise using a Sherline vertical mill?

I make parts for mine , I have a Bridgeport mill, and a small table lathe, I have a friend who has a Sherline mill, he is very happy with it.....Coop

I make almost all my parts for my heli and design and build 1/4 scale monster trucks,buggys. I have a shoptask machine. Its bigger than a sherline mill but smaller than a bridgeport. It's like a 3 in 1 machine but your not limited with options.I put a digital readout on mine and you can upgeade to cnc. I looked at a serline but decided it was to whimpy for what I wanted to do. Smithys were to expensive not enough power at the time.Check it out @shoptask.com.

I have both the Sherline lathe and milling machine. Very good results with or for small needs. If your looking for equipment for manufacturing precision miniature components its hard to find anything close with most of the other stuff offered unless your willing to spend thousands of dollars... Machinery tolerances vary greatly.

I have access to a full machine shop and find the need to use the larger equipment rarely.

Anyone have pics of what you have produced??

this is a off road 1/4 scale. I also did a monster truck 4x4 and have cloned a skellenger 1/4 scale rearend tol. .001.My new project is a dune buggy. Pictures are tobig. If you want to see my work E-mail me @ [email protected] reply with : pictures of your work.

Any pics are you using a CNC set-up. The mill I have coming is CNC conrolled.

Yes and no. The monster truck I did at place of employment Chassis only) rest was done at home on my machine. The cnc kit is $1000 + progaming . I don't have the money now. Laid off.

I know it is not heli stuff but I did program and cut it.

These were done on a fadal 4020 VMC. I am a diehard KC fan!

radigan- WOW very nice! Can't wait to get my machine!