Member postings for Andy Shepherdson

Andy

I can confirm Nigel's post that the WM14 manual states that it is 8A. However I would be very surprised if this is a slow blow fuse as they require a significant current surge before they rupture, I would expect that it should be a fast blow fuse so that the semiconductors in the speed control unit suffer the minimum stress before the fuse ruptures. That said I will check what is fitted to my mill as it is still the original fuse that the machine came with to confirm or otherwise which it is.

Martin

Hijacked two weeks ago? Thought you would have a mill from ARC installed by now as you said a fortnight ago you should stop dithering! Could have pushed it home in a wheelbarrow - that would save quite a tidy sum.

Compare the specs carefully - for instance, you may well find the motor power quoted by Chester is power in, not power delivered by the motor (0.82HP is a peculiar, if not unique, motor power🙂 ).

Watch out for other disparities in the way specifications are quoted.🙂

Chester are currently saying that model is out of stock?

The machines are more-or-less made to the same design, but details vary. They're made down to a price, mostly OK, but some rough examples escape. Probably matters more who you buy from because the game is more about what happens if you get a poor example than identifying wonderfulness. There's a hint that some suppliers do better than others in terms of quality, but - as far as I know - all the main UK vendors refund or replace if they send out a dud.

ArcEuroTrade have an unblemished reputation : I bought all my machines from Warco. They all worked out-of-the box and they all benefited from minor tweaking. I have no complaints. Axminster are more expensive, but offer an extended warranty. Best avoided I think is ordering direct from China, or from the continent, or from the sort of temporary online seller who might be selling factory seconds.

Unless the intention is to specialise in small work, good advice is to buy the biggest machine you can manage (space and money!)

With hindsight I spent far too long dithering about which of the rather similar machines I should buy. Now I think it was a waste of time : any one of them would have done. For what it's worth I have a Warco WM18, which has done all I've asked of it. It's the biggest mill have I space for!

Get stuck in and enjoy.

Dave

Thanks for the information, Arc are only 3 miles away from me so that’s another plus for them. Looks like I just need to part with the money and stop dithering

Andy