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  1. #16
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    Yep, I've got a 1960s unit...solid cast metal body. Still going strong. You could hook it up to a chassis and drive a lathe or a circular saw. Versatile.

    George

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    I'll post pictures of all my Sher stuff when I get home tonight.

    Does anyone on this forum have the original 1960s morticing attachment?

    I've been trying to find one for years to add to my collection.
    I found one guy who once did, but lost it in a shed fire.

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    Here's just some of my Sher stuff.
    The first 2 pictures is the Shermatic I inherited from my dad. It's fantastic, and at the moment it's bing used as the drill press. As you can see, he (and now I) really looked after it, and there isn't any rust or dents or anything (the original table is set aside for the moment). I had it serviced about 10 years ago and it got new bearings in the gearbox, and it's been going strong ever since.

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    The last 2 pictures is a Sher I picked up from ebay a few months ago. It's a Shopmate Mk2, which has induction motor and pulleys. It's much more rusty but I haven't cleaned it up yet. I'm going to use it as the grinder/sanding disk/lathe.

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    I've got most of the attachments, but I know sher made a planing attachment (which I don't think I would ever use) and also a morticing attachment (which I am still looking for).

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    I saw the circular saw attachment, still with its box, in an antique shop the other day, $18. I suppose you have one of them already?

  6. #20
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    Yeah, there's lots of them on ebay too.
    Never use it, esp. since I have 3 circular saws anyway.
    Most of the other attachments I do use though - sanders, grinders, drill, lathe, etc.

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    Damian Carvolth's Tools

    I just noticed I've got a couple of pics here. Be quick that website will disappear soon, I've changed ISP....
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  8. #22
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    Hey Ken,
    I've got about 4 Sher drills now, and 2 Wolfs! Two of the Sher's have serial numbers 113762 and 511510, Thats a 3/8" Powermatic Dual peed and 1/2" Shermatic Dual Speed. Would be good to know the year of manufacture. I'm thinking I'd have to get access to company records?
    I'll try and organise some pics.
    Darren

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    Quote Originally Posted by John G View Post
    Here's just some of my Sher stuff.
    The first 2 pictures is the Shermatic I inherited from my dad. It's fantastic, and at the moment it's bing used as the drill press. As you can see, he (and now I) really looked after it, and there isn't any rust or dents or anything (the original table is set aside for the moment). I had it serviced about 10 years ago and it got new bearings in the gearbox, and it's been going strong ever since.

    Attachment 153871Attachment 153872

    The last 2 pictures is a Sher I picked up from ebay a few months ago. It's a Shopmate Mk2, which has induction motor and pulleys. It's much more rusty but I haven't cleaned it up yet. I'm going to use it as the grinder/sanding disk/lathe.

    Attachment 153873Attachment 153874

    I've got most of the attachments, but I know sher made a planing attachment (which I don't think I would ever use) and also a morticing attachment (which I am still looking for).
    Hey John,
    How'd you know what bearing to put in the unit? are they readily available? expensive?

    Darren
    Last edited by Reno_daz; 23rd March 2012 at 05:29 PM. Reason: spelling

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reno_daz View Post
    Hey John,
    How'd you know what bearing to put in the unit? are they readily available? expensive?

    Darren
    No idea. I took it to a service centre years ago in Canberra and they serviced it and replaced some bearings. But I'm sure it's just some standard imperial size.

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    One other thing that I always remember about some of the old dual speed Sher drills is that they were a wrist breaker if the drill bit suddenly jammed.
    No clutches in the drills back then.
    They would go all day though even when pushed hard.

    Stewie

  12. #26
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    Must say I have never used mine hand held.
    My machinist mate reckon they used to be called widowmakers due to their all metal bodies. But I've never heard of any accidents.

    Do they make 1/2" thread lathe chucks?
    Sometimes I am making a jig or something and need to turn small metal or plastic pieces and a chuck would make things much easier. But don't know if they make them that small. 1/2" might be too weak for the weight.

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    Seeing as how kenour has already resurrected this thread from hades lair...

    I'll get some photos together, but my old sher drill has both DC and AC on the nameplate as acceptable electrical input (which I'm assuming puts it into the "older" category, given that reticulated DC started to go out of fashion after WWII). Unfortunately, my grandfather killed the gears after a few years of using it as a lawnmower starter in his later years, but I was able to find another, newer one and put his back together. I've kept all the old bits in case I ever get a mill and indexing head, at which time I'll re-make the old gears.

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    I love my Sher Shopmate and I have 3 drills so far

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    Here's a shot of my Shopmate, I use it all the time

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