Here is a list of all the postings Matthew Dynes has made in our forums. Click on a thread name to jump to the thread.
Thread: Warco Mill - but what model?? |
28/08/2020 21:55:43 |
Posted by ChrisH on 28/08/2020 19:58:02:
Mathew, glad the link was good. I have had the 'Economy' mill/dill for about 10 years, forget when exactly I got it, and it has served me well during that time. I have made a few alterations over the years, fitted a DRO to all axis, 3 ph motor and inverter, changed the belt drive to poly vee and fitted power feed to the x axis, and see no reason to change it for what I do, certainly could not justify the expense of changing especially as I got it for only £600 from Warco as they were selling the last few (imperial machines) they had in stock off cheap. SWMBO thought I was mad when it arrived, but it offers a lot of mill for the money and certainly more than I would otherwise have been able to afford at the time. So enjoy it, realise it has limitations as all tools do, the main one here being loosing tool registration when raising or lowering the head but even that can be worked around. Chris Wow, good to know there is lots I can add to it! For all I plan on doing with it I am sure it will suffice for now. Turns out the one I have is imperial too, I noticed on the handwheel the increments is .001" |
28/08/2020 21:53:32 |
Posted by DiogenesII on 28/08/2020 21:49:57:
Posted by Matthew Dynes on 28/08/2020 19:26:02:
Another question. So the thread on my drawbar is m10. Per the manual my mill is mt3. Every collet set I look at is mt2 m10 or mt3 m12. Am I right in thinking that I have some weird combo of mt3 m10 thread drawbar??? So confused. Matthew, I do beg your pardon, but I have to ask whether you are absolutely sure it is M10 and couldn't possibly be the 3/8 Whitworth as indicated in the specification (from Nicholas) given above? The dimensions are, superficially at least, similar. 3/8 Whit is a common "Imperial" option for 3MT spindle tooling, so finding stuff that fits might become a little easier. Sincere apologies if there is no doubt.. I am wrong, I tried an M10 nut to no avail. I read the spec again myself and it could be 7/16 |
28/08/2020 19:26:02 |
Another question. So the thread on my drawbar is m10. Per the manual my mill is mt3. Every collet set I look at is mt2 m10 or mt3 m12. Am I right in thinking that I have some weird combo of mt3 m10 thread drawbar??? So confused. |
28/08/2020 17:34:03 |
Hi John, none taken. Any recommendations? |
28/08/2020 14:25:14 |
Thanks everyone for all the messages, I'm very impressed with the responsiveness of members on this site already! Can anyone point me in the direction of some good cutters for this or any other recommendations for bits I should pick up for it? I fully intend on using it so any advice is welcomed again! Thanks |
28/08/2020 12:10:39 |
Thanks Nick, I appreciate the info! I had a friend offer me £1000 for it, not sure he would offer that again if he saw the price new haha.
Chris - really appreciate the link to the manual, having scanned it quickly it looks like it has exactly the details I was hoping for. Spindle speeds match, layouts match etc. Thank you! |
27/08/2020 21:34:14 |
Hi all, Complete novice here so bear with me. I inherited the pictured mill (follow the links below) but I am really struggling with finding a manual online for this model. Can any shed some light where I might be able to get a manual? Being a complete novice I know nothing about it so would like to read the manual cover to cover. Appreciate any help! https://ibb.co/V9TRvtJ Thanks |
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