Thread: Sheraton 4 1/2" revival.

A pic of the lathe when I got it home.



And the saddle in bits as of this afternoon.

It's not completely dissasembled but I had to degrease it to work out how to get it apart any further. To give you an idea of how messy it was, I didn't realize it was red inside until after the degrease & I now have 1/2 a schooner worth of grease, swarf & some sort of plastic that used to be in there.
Everthing seems to be in good shape. There's wear but nothing excessive & nothing that needs to be repaired or replaced.... so far.
It seems the only thing that got used was the cross slide & that's like new after a short stint on my brother inlaw's lathe.

If anyone can help with any of the questions in the 1st post I'd appreciate it.
Thanks.

Al

1)can't help sorry
2) Yes, bearing supplies will have them, most likely for a couple of $ each or there are some on ebay. What size? threaded or press fit?
3)soak them in kero for awhile i would be surprised if they didnt clean up.
4)can't help again
Stuart

I was able to get any of the oilers from "Pertek", bring along a sample to show them.
The paint I used was this:::: White Knight Paints
The colour I used was "Sky Blue". I tried using the spray, but the brush on method was just as good.
I use a slideway oil for everything except the headstock and backgear shaft.
Regards,
Peter

Al,
I have a Sheraton 9A in pieces waiting on re-furbishment of the spindle bearings.
I am in western Sydney if you want to swap notes.

You can get 300 x 300 pieces of felt from a local clothing craft shop (Eg: Spotlight in Penrith).
No real problem cutting to shape, I used double thickness.

John.

Thanks for the replies guys.
Work has been flat out so only had a few minutes to spend on it over the last 2 days.
It looks like someone has replaced the oiler for the worm gear with a grease nipple hence the grease everywhere.
I'll get some progress pics up after the weekend with some luck.

Al

Some progress on the weekend.
After a lot of degreasing, & wire wheeling & managed to get some paint on the saddle.It's not as blue in real life as this photo makes it look.


Managed to get the new mill into the shed too



I'll start cleaning up the bed this week & try to have it painted by the weekend.....

Al

Al,
Sorry, the colour should be SKY GREY.
Peter

Thanks mate.
I ended up using a mix of 4 parts machine gray to 1 part marine blue.
The pics look blue but it looks more gray i real life.

State of play as of tonight.



Al

I think it will look good, for what my opion is worth.

Coming along nicely AL, keep it up

Stuart

Thanks guys.

I got the bed degreased, sanded & painted on Saturday. Sunday was yard work day so not much garage time.....




Al

Almost there, you'll be making your own mess soon lol
Stuart

I haven't been taking "before" pics but thought I'd show just why I've been doing this.
This is about the average state of components. Some are a bit better, some are worse.


And where I am as of this morning...



Al

A little more progress....
Parts degreased, sanded, etch primed & painted.


Getting closer, slowly




Al