Hello from Ireland

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5 July 2017 at 11:28 #305640
James Steele
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Hi I am a new member from Ireland

i am currently looking at a warco wm16 I am limited to space so this looks a good size machine

looking forward to picking a few brains about setting up and fitting a DRO.

i was given a 5" swivel base vice is this to big or should I get a 4" vice.
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5 July 2017 at 11:28 #40121
James Steele
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5 July 2017 at 16:54 #305676
mechman48
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@mechman48
Hi James,

Welcome; I have had the WM 16 for about 5 years now & cannot complain as it has done what I have given it to do without complaining … too much. As always, you gets what you pays for, but so far I'm well satisfied with it. As far as fitting DRO's to it, look in my album…DRO … 8 pics showing how I fitted DRO's to my machine if they're of any help to you. If I can be of any help feel free to drop me a pm.

George.
5 July 2017 at 17:25 #305681
Chris Evans 6
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Welcome James, ask away on any subject, someone will have an answer. I get over to Ireland two or three times a year mainly to the North.
5 July 2017 at 18:10 #305687
Vic
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@vic
Welcome to the forum a James. 5" sounds a bit big for a WM16 but if you can get it on the table ok give it a try before you buy anything smaller.
5 July 2017 at 19:06 #305703
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
Hello James,

Welcome to the forum.

Buy the next issue of MEW, number 257. With my amazing powers of prescience I can predict it will have a detailed article on fitting a DRO to all three axes of a Warco WM16 mill.

Neil
5 July 2017 at 19:46 #305709
steamdave
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Welcome James

It's good to have another member from the other side of the Irish Sea. Whereabouts in Ireland do you live?

Dave
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5 July 2017 at 19:58 #305711
James Steele
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Hi Dave

I live in Waterford
5 July 2017 at 20:01 #305712
JasonB
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Take the vice off the swivel base and it should be OK as that saves height and weight
5 July 2017 at 20:06 #305713
James Steele
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I have read a few comments about the wm16 mill and how the hi low gear can give trouble

I see Warco do a wm16B for £250 more.its belt drive and has a brushless motor would you think this would be a better purchase

Jimmy
5 July 2017 at 20:27 #305721
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
I was fortunate enough to visit Waterford Crystal back in my early twenties.

Neil
5 July 2017 at 20:32 #305724
Meunier
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@meunier
Hi Jimmy,

Before I bought a WM18 on the basis that 'the heavier-the better' I had settled on the WM16B for the reasons you mention. Having said that, there are a lot of WM16 users on here with, as far as I can make out, few problems with the plastic gear stripping.

DaveD
5 July 2017 at 21:00 #305736
Ady1
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Nice down there. The copper coast.
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