Warco DM180 DRO

Warco DM180 DRO

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3 December 2021 at 13:37 #574123
john fletcher 1
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A friend has recently bought a Warco DM180 DRO lathe, I /we are told Grizzly have a much better manual than that which comes with the Warco lathe. Does any forum member know if Grizzly has an equivalent and what is its identification name/number please. John
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3 December 2021 at 13:37 #33931
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3 December 2021 at 16:03 #574140
Kevin Hodgkins 1
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I don't know about Grizzly, but the Optimum D180 manual is quite good and freely available for download from a number of sources.
3 December 2021 at 17:01 #574155
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John,

The closest manual that I can find on the Grizzly site is for the Grizzly 0768 . Purely judging from the photos on Grizzly's and Warco's sites, it appears to be the 'best fit', although Warco turns up no result if you search for DM180; only WM180. However the Grizzly manual should give you a starting point.

Most of the manual is pretty generic stuff and includes references to a milling attachment and of course everything is inchified.

John
3 December 2021 at 21:56 #574188
Bob Stevenson
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Grizzly 0768 is a larger lathe than WM180…….the manual lists 8 1/4 inches by 15 3/4 inches between cntres and WM180 is a 7×12 machine. Also see two comtrol knobs on headstock casing….
4 December 2021 at 10:11 #574203
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Can't disagree with what you say, Bob, but without knowing which lathe the OP's friend has, it's all a matter of conjecture. As I said, Warco don't do a DM180, so I just sought the nearest Grizzly equivalent – which looks similar to the Warco WM180, just a bit bigger. Until we get more feedback, all we can do is guess what information is required.

John
4 December 2021 at 10:41 #574209
Nicholas Farr
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Hi, I guess John's friend has a WM180 DRO quite easy to think it is DM instead of WM, but as Bob has said, the one he linked to seems to be the nearest equivalent.

Regards Nick.
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