Warco 220 thread cutting, pink manual and other queries

Having recently purchased a Warco 220, and after giving it a thorough clean, oil etc I have it up and running. However as with all secondhand purchases you’re never sure what is missing. Looking through the threads of other postings I appear to be missing a tee nut and spacer required when thread cutting, can anyone help with a drawing so I could make these parts. My machine is also missing the indexer, and whatever should be attached to the guard mounting shaft to operate the micro switch again any drawings out there? Any advice, information including if possible a copy of the pink manual etc. would be gratefully appreciated.

Hi Ralph, if you PM me your email address I can send you an English version of the Warco 220 lathe as a PDF

Regards Nick.

Hi Nick

Thanks for the quick reply and PDF of the English version of the manual, if anyone has a copy of the pink version probably in Bulgarian I would still be interested, never hurts to have too much info. As an aside this machine has surpassed my expectations this morning in parting of both stainless and mild steel with no chatter or squealing.

cheers

Ralph

Ralph,

I have copied the English version of the original dot matrix printed pink manual - complete with bad English & the use of q for p & vice versa. Plus a few pencilled notes from me. These are available as a set of 50 .jpg's in three separate groups (to avoid overloading the email system). All I need is an email address to which I can send them.

In respect of drawings, I have some drawings taken off my lathe. Again I can send these, then you can do whatever you want with them..

In respect of the indexer, I'm not sure what you mean. Presuming you mean the device that uses the set of 12 holes in the mandrel flange, then the lathe as supplied did not come with an indexing mechanism, therefore I made my own. As before, copies are available by email, but I must point out that the device was published in MEW135, Feb 2008.

The guard mounting shaft. I found it to be the proverbial p-in-the-b as it prevented me from working close up to the chuck and/or mandrel. I therefore removed it. Please note, as a strictly amateur, I can do some things which might not be acceptable in business, H&SE etc! Because of this, I have no information about it, although I seem to recall that the guard itself had a long shaft attached to it, on the end of which was an adjustable, probably eccentric, device for operating the relevant microswitch.

So, an email address via the PM system, if you please.

Peter G. Shaw

Edited to correct spelling (key or finger trouble)!

Edited By Peter G. Shaw on 27/02/2022 14:59:24

Hi, I still have the chuck guard on mine, but it is not retained and can be removed when and if needed but has never rattled out while in use, the switch that cuts the motor was disabled/bypassed before I bought my machine and I don't know what was on the end of the rod to activate the switch.

There are a few photos and some info in my Warco 220 lathe if you wish to look.

Regards Nick.

Edited By Nicholas Farr on 27/02/2022 15:20:20