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sir while using my master 2500 this afternoon i stopped the chuck via the clutch, all of a sudden about 2 table spoons of oil gushed out from behind the chuck and i could hear oil dripping down what i think is the oil return pipe, is it possible for this pipe to get blocked and fill the head stock to the brim? from memory i think the pipe is a large bore and it cannot be seen when looking in with the top removed, tomorrow i will remove the top but the oil may have seeped back into the tank below, has any one else ever had this happen? thanks fodenman

hi I have found the carriage lock on my gh1322 its under the dro scale !!

sorry its the warco gh1322 lathe

hi can some one tell me where the carriage lock is please? regards

hi have just bought a warco 1322 lathe and am finding it awkward to use, then I realized it was left hand, all warco lathes seem to be this way, does any one else have problems having the carriage hand wheel on the left?

hello all I finally bought a drives direct 10hp ma7000 vfd a bit more than I wanted to pay but it works very well indeed, sold my home brew RPC and wired this one, I also bought a sine wave filter. my 3 machines are all hard wired in from the vfd to the filter,then an old MEM fuse wire fuse box then out using standard swa cable no interference on the workshop radio on fm all I hear is the units small fan keeping it cool. with the vfd on the display shows .1 amps being used, much much better than the 7.5 hp pilot motor at around 10 amps on tick over

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hello again if any one is interested I do have the wiring diagrams from Bridgeport drg no wd162d issue 3 title schematic diagram sheet 1 &2 these show all the wiring for motors, contacters overloads etc I can scan and email, ,for details email to [email protected]

hello many thanks to all who replied at the moment I am using a home brew RPC using a 7.5hp pilot motor this sits under the carport, my neighbours have made 'comments' re the loud hum it powers a student, Bridgeport and pillar drill, I keep switching the rpc on and off when not in use to stop the noise and keep the electric bill down. I did think about a VFD to power all the shop in one go but is expensive, so think I will power each machine individually.re the bport I will change the main motor over to 3 phase 220 v and put in a 220 v single phase to the T1 transformer to power the table, I don't use the suds pump [to much mess] I also have the shaper but have never used it again many thanks roy [fodenman]

hi there you both said ok but which way did you go? 440 volt vfd or 220 volt im thinking of going 230v vfd direct on to the motor then 230 v mains onto the T1 transformer [after removing the 400 volt line] to power the power feed roy

hello has anyone put a vfd on a Bridgeport br2j2 mill roy

hello has anyone any info on building the caradoc steam tractor problems etc

hi many thanks for the idea of oil channels [I had,nt thought of that ] think I might try on the top slide first just to see how it works some where in the workshop I have several ball oilers just drill a hole and press them in after I mill the channel brill yes I have the manual and have done various mods over the 20 or so years of owning the machine but I never thought about oiling the X and top slide many thanks

hello I use a old round head student lathe and was pondering how others oil the cross slide has any body fitted oil nipples to the slide if you squirt oil on the vees it just gets pushed off as soon as you move the slide I wonder what others have done roy