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Thread: Brammer belting
23/04/2017 20:44:27

Hi Guys,

I purchased a couple of meters of this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brammer-Type-Link-Belting-Section-13mm-Machine-Drive-Belt-Nut-Link-Style-Belt-/251903563785?hash=item3aa69f5809

for my Warco VMC - Feeling rather stupid, can anyone tell me how to split and reconnect, I've been fiddling around with it for a while now and cannot think of any to split it without using a knife! There must be some trick that I'm missing.

Thanks in advance

Thread: Warco VMC partial disassembly
17/12/2016 15:48:23

Hi again,

Shifted the Mill yesterday afternoon - took 4 hours and 3 large fellows. Took the head and knee off and moved it all with a scaffold tube and sling - getting the head back on was a pain, but we managed it.

Also measure the register for the Z axis extension (84mm)

Happy Days!

Thanks for all of the advice and have a great Christmas and New Yearwink

11/12/2016 19:03:44

If can can source a pallet truck, I should be able to get it to the workshop as its not far. It'll have to be unbolted from the pallets as its a normal uPVC front door (which opens out) and the pallets won't go through it and for some reason Warco decided to bolt it onto 2 pallets (high) - I'm pretty sure that the mill won't go through the door even with the head aligned with the X axis though!

I'm also not convinced that I can get an engine hoist in as it will have to lift over 6 feet unless I take the head off. I do have access to an engine hoist but it is colossal and transportation is a problem atm.

Thanks for all the tips guys - btw I live just outside Derby (John Hinkley asked)

Cheers

11/12/2016 14:15:45

Hi All,

I recently purchased the above and it has been sitting in my back garden for a couple of weeks because its too heavy to move into my workshop

I've realised that the only way to move it is to partially disassemble - I intend to remove the head, X axis and knee - unfortunately I'm struggling to find any info. regarding removing the axis and knee. The supplied manual is not much use and Warco can't help either.

Does anyone know where I can find some info. on how to strip and replace these parts, and possibly a decent manual?

Thanks

Thread: Myford S7 coolant tray
17/07/2016 15:34:34

Thanks guys,

I think a bit of judicious shimming is in order - if it turns out to be a pain, I can always use the adjustable feet

Dave T

16/07/2016 20:30:27

Hi All,

I recently purchased a Myford S7 lathe of 1953 vintage. It came on a heavy (homemade) stand that is more that adequate and I have now acquired a myford coolant tray.

I have a nice pair of Myford blocks to mount the lathe on and levelling shouldn't be a problem, but I am unsure how to get the coolant tray to 'run' correctly to the right, rear of the tray.

I am welding some plates on the bottom of the stand's legs to put adjustable feet in, rather than bolting to the workshop floor

Can anyone offer me some advice please?

Many thanks

Dave

Thread: 3 phase Warco VMC motor
25/05/2016 17:36:47

Thanks for the help guys, it's not how to do it that is the problem, it's IF it can be done. Warco don't seem to know and I thought someone might have the 3 phase version VMC on the forum.

25/05/2016 15:11:39

Does anyone have a 3 phase VMC that would take a photo of the rating plate? ...

24/05/2016 21:21:43

Hi All,

Does anyone know if a Warco VMC 3 phase motor can be run in delta i.e 220v?

I enquired at the Doncaster show and the guy I spoke to on the stand had no clue except to tell me that they are waiting for some new VMC's that included speed control, but were a couple of months away.

I'd rather use an inverter than a converter, but despite searching various forums and the interweb, I can find nothing relevant

Thanks for any help

Dave T

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