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Re:Sherline Tools Is Going Out of Business by morio on Sunday September 20, 2026 @03:41PM (#49779291)
I own a lathe and mill from them, both converted to CNC. Sadly their products have changed little in 30+ years. Their precision parts have a use in some applications but it's vastly overshadowed by the cheap parts available from Asia (including India now).

3D printers, laser cutters and benchtop CNC routers have the taken over the lion share of what hobbyists (and some professionals) used to do with these machines. Mine are just collecting dust while my 3D printers crank out parts every day.

Re:Sherline Tools Is Going Out of Business by dyauspitr on Sunday September 20, 2026 @03:59PM (#49779463)
What parts are from India? I do a lot of CNC work and parts from India are acceptable but most importantly dirt cheap.