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It may just be a bit low and with a very light oil. This is what I can see with my phone camera, looks like a little sliver of oil at the bottom of the glass. This is on the saddle:

Compare that with the one for the gearbox. May be a heavier oil, but is clearly visible.

Reckon it just needs a top up? I did see another thread on here discussing the need to do a full drain and re-oil.

Thanks Trevor, is the fill port that big allen screw on the left side of the apron? I didnt fancy unscrewing things without being sure, even with the big picture of the oil gun under it!

Edited By Ross Lloyd 1 on 04/06/2018 14:13:25

Hi

WM250V. What is this feature (circled)? It looks suspiciously similar to the sight gauge for the gearbox oil, however it is not referenced in the manual and neither is a fill point. What is it? If it is a sight gauge, its empty.

Cheers

EDIT: Uneducated guess - that large allen screw is an oil port? 

Edited By Ross Lloyd 1 on 04/06/2018 14:02:49

Update: The lathe is on the bench. The mill is waiting its turn for the engine hoist, rusty knackered old thing from a local tool hire firm. After a false start where they forgot to supply the leg pins, amazingly it sailed through picking up the WM250V. I've not had a chance to test for twist yet, which may demand buying a digital gauge.

Ignore the improvised shim under those cutters, they were just enough to make some chips on a quick test piece!

Edited By Ross Lloyd 1 on 02/06/2018 23:57:39

OK its going back. I spoke with Warco, they recommend a 4 inch for the WM18. I am considering a high end 4 inch. What are the brands to look at? I know Kurt and Glacern for the US market, are there alternatives for the UK?

Thanks

Edited By Ross Lloyd 1 on 02/06/2018 23:47:45

Ah I misunderstood, you meant specifically the swivel as opposed to the whole vice itself! Cheers

Hi Jason

Yeah taking it off the base will certainly give a bit more room and lessen the weight. I bought one because at the club I go to, the vice seems to be on the mill permanently. Its a big old bridgeport mill that gets a fair bit of use. Some of the members felt it was a good idea to get one, do you find that you have little need for one?

Cheers

Hm Just found this piccie online, maybe this is one of our members He seems to be coping ok and thats a whopper. Maybe I will be alright

Hi Tim,

Yes good point. I definitely wanted the 6 inch length as I have already been doing some jobs on other machines that need that (admittedly it was a full size bridgeport though). Is it possible that the weight of it could distort the table, or am I worrying over nothing?

There is quite a lot of z travel left in that axis, I guess also if I run out of room I can just take it off and clamp the piece to the table?

Thanks again!

Hi

I just ordered this vice from chronos. Its a very nice 6 inch vice. I wondered though, once I had it in my hands, is it a mite big? Or perfectly acceptable for a mill the size of the Warco WM18?

Cheers gents

Edited By Ross Lloyd 1 on 31/05/2018 18:35:30

Hi

Thanks all for the suggestions, good to know its more the twist than anything I need to worry about. I will see how we get on and if we are struggling will give the advice Thor gave a try.

Cheers

Hi gents

I recently took delivery of my workshop's newest residents, and they are poised to be lifted onto their homes this week once we get the engine hoist!

A couple of weeks back a man with a lorry delivered these packages:

Inside was a WM-18 mill:

... and a WM-250V lathe:

The workshop is nearly complete and it will soon be time to lift them onto the new bench!

Question to anyone who has installed these - how level does each machine need to be? Can they cope with a bit of tilt or do they need to be bang on (at least to a certain tolerance)?

Am going to need to make some standoffs for the lathe as the swarf tray is made to fit their stands, and would not sit flat on a bench. Nearly there though!

Cheers

Edited By Ross Lloyd 1 on 20/05/2018 17:12:10

haha good old Dave

OK thats great, should go through the gate no problem!

Dave might have quite liked a weekend in Malta. Poor Dave

Ah good point. I have heard about a process called "tramming" from US sources that seems to follow a mill strip down. Did you need to do this setup process after dismantling? That was making me leery of taking it to bits

Hm that's a shame about only to the curbside. Some other folks said they wheeled it all the way into their back gardens, even depalletised it. Guess its a case of which guy you get and how he's feeling that day.

Yeah I fancy a DRO, but gona see how I go at first without. I also have my eyes on CNC at some point

Was the mill OK being lifted under the head? I was concerned about putting stress on gear teeth in the z axis.

I am getting a 250 and a WM18, and hoping the pump truck will make it all the way down our concrete path to the workshop with both. The 250 is much lighter than the WM18 but more of an awkward shape. Once the crates are in the workshop am going to hire an engine hoist to get them up on the bench. Hopefully wont end up with any missing limbs by the end!

How are you finding the 280? That's a lot of lathe Any top tips for a new Warco owner of either lathe or mill flavours?

Cheers, the pictures are great

Edited By Ross Lloyd 1 on 14/02/2018 16:05:00

Cheers Chris, so the pallet is 80 x 82? That should fit through my gate nicely!

255kg ... Its a hefty bit of machinery for sure