Sherline 12 Inch Deluxe Mill CNC Ready 5400-CNC

You can order any Sherline mill with stepper motor mounts factory installed in place of the handwheels and ready for the application of stepper motors and computer numeric controls (CNC). Sherline supplies the mounts, and several aftermarket suppliers offer motors, drivers, and software to complete the CNC system. You supply the 486 or better computer.

Sherline recommends using dual shaft stepper motors. This is for the application of handwheels to the rear shaft for manual control. With that in mind, handwheels for each axis come with the machine. They cannot be used until stepper motors are installed. Sherline also offers high-quality stepper motors, which can be found in the accessories section of this site.

Standard equipment for the mill includes:

• A powerful 90V DC motor with electronic speed controller
• 12″ base
• The handwheels are included and can be mounted to the end of the stepper motors to maintain manual control when needed.* 2-1/2″ (63mm) adjustable “zero” handwheel on the Z-axis and 2″ (51mm) adjustable “zero” handwheels on the X- and Y-axes. Each handwheel has laser engraved aluminum handwheel collars
  *NOTE: CNC-ready machines cannot be operated manually until stepper motors are installed.
• 2.75″ (70 mm) x 13.0″ (330 mm) table with two T-slots
• Pulleys, drive belt, three hexagonal keys, spindle bars, gib removal tool, eight-foot three-wire power cord, and instruction manual
• Headstock spacer block
• ¼” Drill Chuck w/ key, #1 Morse arbor with drawbolt

New Mill Features

• Oil reservoirs on the X/Y axes and the Z axis to help keep critical parts lubricated. These were initially developed for CNC machines that run constantly for hours on end but can benefit manual machines as well
• Brass leadscrew cover that keeps chips off the rear of the Y-axis leadscrew