Warco WM240b Carriage
I’ve had a Warco WM240b for a number of years, but in the last few days the main carriage has been developing noticeable play. The obvious sign was that I would make a cut and [more…]
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Switch Failure on Warco WM240B
There was no bang or sparks or smoke, I switched the Warco WM240B lathe off and it just would not restart, a complete switch failure on Warco WM240B. I did all of the usual things [more…]
Warco Lathe Stop
I’ve been using my Warco WM240B lathe for a number of years and although I’m not a great admirer or saddle stops I thought it was about time I made one. The starting point [more…]
Angle Plate from Warco
The Angle Plate from Warco was another buy from my trip to the Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition. A small cast iron angle plate. Nominal: 3″ x 2.5″ x 2″ Measured: 75.4mm x 63.5mm x 50.5mm [more…]
DIN 875 Flat Square
A review of a DIN 875 Flat Square, an engineers square. Must admit that I saw this small flat square and immediately had to buy one. The number of times I have been working on [more…]
Warco Lathe Face Plate
I have had this Warco WM240B lathe quite a lot of time and this was the first time I needed to use the face plate. I have to say that the faceplate that was sent [more…]
Changing the Chuck on a Warco Lathe
This shows the chuck being changed on a Warco WM240B, but the process is similar for most of the Warco lathes. First of all make sure that the lathe is unplugged. I then use the [more…]
Warco WM240B
A review of the Warco WM240B lathe, made in China and supplied in the UK by Warco. It has taken me months of looking and comparing lathes to get to the point where I ordered [more…]
Warco 8″ Heavy Duty Bench Grinder
My review of this heavy duty bench grinder made by Warco. If you have a workshop then there are 2 power tools that will form the basis: a bandsaw and a bench grinder. Review This [more…]