Barry McDowell | 03/10/2013 02:17:03 |
12 forum posts | It's a shame customer service has slipped so far these days. Barry |
Russell Eberhardt | 03/10/2013 07:49:02 |
![]() 2785 forum posts 87 photos | Posted by Bob Clare on 03/10/2013 00:12:21:
My former QA managerial resposibilities lead me to believe that Warco are hardly up to aerospace standars in that department! Fortunately for us otherwise we would be paying aerospace prices! Russell |
John Stevenson | 03/10/2013 09:07:58 |
![]() 5068 forum posts 3 photos | Good job you never bought a Myford ML2, Winfield, Pooles, Randa or similar lathe then as none of these ever had a manual.
Whilst i can understand the problems for a total newbie with some of these Chinglish manuals you have a well documented 4 1/2" South Bend. Can't you use it ?
Reason I ask is lathes are like cars, they have a wheel at each corner and all drive the same. |
Bob Clare | 07/10/2013 00:18:06 |
6 forum posts | I said I'd report on the quality of any fresh manual Warco sent, so here goes. I received not one but two copies of a much more comprehensive booklet which gave details regarding thread cutting etc. which were not in the one sent with the machine. However, this version still only related to the "variable speed mini-lathe" i.e. the old model. Such items as the tail-stock "over centre lock" are not covered. That is a shame because after only a couple of days the top thread on the through spigot connected to the sub-bed clamp plate, stripped. This spigot is clearly just a standard M10 coach bolt quality stud. I had fun dismantling the thing, reversing the spigot and reassembling. I intend to make up a much better job. I am glad to report that I successfully used this new lathe to complete on of "Artisan's" captive spindle steam valves suitably modified for use in the Martin Evans "Princess of Wales" backhead turret. Cutting and threading the stainless spindle was a real pleasure compared with doing the same tiddly job on the Southbend! More may follow. ARC |
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