OK, Chris, go for it. If you want to look at one first, I'm in South Manchester. I can let you have pics of one or two mods I've made - if you want them, email me direct, because they won't be of sufficient general interest to post among the photos on here. Oh, and if you get one with an imperial leadscrew, I can let you have set-ups for the supplied gears which will screwcut more metric threads, and with more accuracy, than the manufacturer's suggestions, and cut BA pitches too, if required.
Andy
mozziesplat <katiechris4evr@...> wrote:
Hi Andy had a look on the Warco website and the wm180 looks good
value considering the standard accessories you get with it, plus
also it comes with tapered roller bearings in the headstock spindle
wich from what I can gather is worth having...
Chris..
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., andrew franks <andyf1108@...>
wrote:
Hello Chris and Ian,
Don't worry about the name, Ian - I'll answer to anything.
My "Warco WM180" is 7x 12, and shares a lot of features (saddle
and everything above it) with a regular mini-lathe. It's twice as
heavy, though - turns the scales at 11 stones (for US readers, there
are 14 lbs to a stone, and for Aussies and those influenced by
Napoleon it's 70kg). So, though the bed is more massive, it isn't
exactly portable. From what I read in this group, it shares some of
the features - or rather lack of them - of 8 x and 9 x machines.
Notably, there's no tumbler reverse, but I'm working on that with
some components which arrived with commendable speed from both LMS
and ArcEuroTrade (LMS got them across the pond within 7 days, and
AET got them to me by post 20 hours after my order)).
So, Chris, unless like me you are retired and can spend time on
accessorising machine tools, I reckon you might be better getting a
standard mini-lathe. I get the feeling that there are fewer
complaints about the Sieg machines bought in the UK from people like
Chester than about those bought in the US, but I may be wrong.
Andy
steam4ian <fosterscons@...> wrote:
G'day Chris.
CORRECTION. The guy was Andy Franks not Alan. My apologies Andy.
One good trun deserves another.
Regards,
Ian
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "steam4ian" <fosterscons@>
wrote:
G'day Chris.
Have a look at the machines close-up if you can. A guy named
Alan
from the UK sent me a picture of his lathe, I think it was a
Chester,
and it had some significant improvements over the "standard"
Sieg.
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