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Warco WM180 manufacturer.
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I have a Warco WM180V 7x12 as does at least one other UK member of this forum. I have had my one for just over a Year and believe it to be a lovely little lathe. Trawling through the Internet I have found the address of the original manufacturer of these lathes in China. They can be found at I don't know if any US seller re-badges these, but it might be worth an email to the company. I know this site is virtually dedicated to the Seig mini lathe, but for just a little bit more cash you can have one of these. Warco provide all the optional items free, except the Collet Chuck and Collet Holder.
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andrew franks
Hello, Robin - you stayed up late!
Good research - I had thought our lathes were somehow connected with Seig, because of the similarity in the cross- and top-slides, but that obviously isn't so. Weiss is German for white, and Sieg is German for victory - the Chinese seem to be attracted to German-sounding trade-names, though someone should have told Sieg that theirs still has overtones from 60-odd years ago. Like you, I'm pretty happy with my Warco-Weiss, too - it worked well straight from the crate..I think Chris ("Mozziesplat") has just ordered one, too. Andy Robin <robandjan@...> wrote: I have a Warco WM180V 7x12 as does at least one other UK member of this forum. I have had my one for just over a Year and believe it to be a lovely little lathe. Trawling through the Internet I have found the address of the original manufacturer of these lathes in China. They can be found at I don't know if any US seller re-badges these, but it might be worth an email to the company. I know this site is virtually dedicated to the Seig mini lathe, but for just a little bit more cash you can have one of these. Warco provide all the optional items free, except the Collet Chuck and Collet Holder. Robin --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. |
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Insomnia lets you get lots of research done at night. The trouble is you can be too tired during the day to use it!
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How true!
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i went to the doctor once suffering from insomnia - he said 'come back and see me in the morning!' No, joking apart, he said ' I can give you some strong tablets for it if you want' - i said, 'OK,doc, let me sleep on it' ----- Original Message -----
From: Robin To: 7x12minilathe@... Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:45 AM Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: Warco WM180 manufacturer. Insomnia lets you get lots of research done at night. The trouble is you can be too tired during the day to use it! --- In 7x12minilathe@..., andrew franks <andyf1108@...> wrote: > > Hello, Robin - you stayed up late! > Good research - I had thought our lathes were somehow connected with Seig, because of the similarity in the cross- and top-slides, but that obviously isn't so. > Weiss is German for white, and Sieg is German for victory - the Chinese seem to be attracted to German-sounding trade-names, though someone should have told Sieg that theirs still has overtones from 60-odd years ago. > Like you, I'm pretty happy with my Warco-Weiss, too - it worked well straight from the crate..I think Chris ("Mozziesplat") has just ordered one, too. > Andy > > Robin <robandjan@...> wrote: > I have a Warco WM180V 7x12 as does at least one other UK member of this forum. I have had my one for just over a Year and believe it to be a lovely little lathe. Trawling through the Internet I have found the address of the original manufacturer of these lathes in China. They can be found at I don't know if any US seller re-badges these, but it might be worth an email to the company. I know this site is virtually dedicated to the Seig mini lathe, but for just a little bit more cash you can have one of these. Warco provide all the optional items free, except the Collet Chuck and Collet Holder. > > Robin > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.413 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 22/03/2007 |
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mozziesplat
Hello Andy and Robin I have just placed my order today for the WM180
with the metric leadscrew.. it should arrive sometime next week. --- In 7x12minilathe@..., andrew franks <andyf1108@...> wrote: with Seig, because of the similarity in the cross- and top-slides, but that obviously isn't so. Weiss is German for white, and Sieg is German for victory - theChinese seem to be attracted to German-sounding trade-names, though someone should have told Sieg that theirs still has overtones from 60-odd years ago. Like you, I'm pretty happy with my Warco-Weiss, too - it workedwell straight from the crate..I think Chris ("Mozziesplat") has just ordered one, too. Andymember of this forum. I have had my one for just over a Year and believe it to be a lovely little lathe. Trawling through the Internet I have found the address of the original manufacturer of these lathes in China. They can be found at I don't know if any US seller re- badges these, but it might be worth an email to the company. I know this site is virtually dedicated to the Seig mini lathe, but for just a little bit more cash you can have one of these. Warco provide all the optional items free, except the Collet Chuck and Collet Holder. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. |
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mozziesplat
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Ellis Cory" <ellis103@...> wrote:
Any link to a picture, info. please ? Thanks.Hello Ellis If you go to www.warco.co.uk and just type wm180 in their search box it should come right up.. |
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andrew franks
Hello, Ellis
The picture on the website isn't quite up-to-date. The digital readout shown in the inset picture is now incorporated in the curved front panel, above the speed control knob, and the tailstock is now locked by a proper lever at the back. My only quibbles are that (a) there is no reverse for the leadscrew (only for the whole lathe), so you can't do LH threads, but I'm working on that. (b) it hasn't got a backgear, so you are limited to the two speed ranges and commensurate torques which are achieved (unlke the mini-lathe) by shifting a drive belt to different pulleys..Mind you, there's much more space inside the headstock casting than on a mini-lathe.... Andy Ellis Cory <ellis103@...> wrote: .......Hello Ellis If you go to www.warco.co.uk and just type wm180 in their search box it should come right up....... Thanks. Ellis --------------------------------- Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail. |
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