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12th November 2018, 06:40 PM #1Most Valued Member
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Sheraton 9 project how far do you go with an old machine?
A few months back I bought an old Sheraton model A as a shed toy but haven't really had much time to do anything with until now.
Anyway i knew I wasn't buying something pristine and didn't pay a lot but to say it has had a hard life I think is being very kind. So far I haven't turned anything as I'm still in the process of making a new stand for it as its on a massive bench that won't fit in my shed so I am uncertain as to how accurate it can turn. I've started cleaning bits and pieces of it but everywhere I have looked so far seems pretty worn, which I guess can be expected for something that from the style of the motor is about 50 years old. I think that trying to restore it to factory condition will be a waste of time and money but as there are a couple beds available at the moment I was thinking that replacing the bed may be of some benefit but if the saddle is also worn to the same degree then this may be a waste of time.
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The ways are pretty beat up and worn and I need a few new screws for the rack, one is missing some of the others are pretty rounded out and it's hard to tighten them.
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I took the banjo off last night as I wanted to see how hard it was to remove the headstock as the screws holding the gearbox are loose and noticed that there is just two capscrews holding the headstock on.
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Is this method of attaching the headstock normal for a Sheraton? as a lot of what would be square headed screws on a Hercus are all capscrews so I'm not sure in a lot of cases what is original and what has been modified over the years.
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Your thoughts / comments are appreciated, mainly I want something to machine up little bits and pieces as necessary and at this point in time won't be doing much in the way of precision machining on it.
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