Warco GH550

[Kalev TootsParticipant @kalevtoots29048]

Hello

First excuse my faulty english. I'm planning to buy my first metal lathe and thinking about WM250V or GH550. My budget is 3K euro ( 2400 GPB ). Here in Estonia I found dealers for Bernardo and Optimum brand lathes. Optimum is much overpriced and out of the choice. To choose from only one brand is not good idea. So I look little broader. I also send some mails to Klippfeld ( Austria ) but no answer during a week. Maybe they are finished.

With WM250 allmost is clear, but about GH550 I found rather few discussions. Does anybody have GH550 and what are the experience.

Kalev

[Kalev TootsParticipant @kalevtoots29048]

[Raymond AndersonParticipant @raymondanderson34407]

Hi Kalev, My first lathe was a Warco GH750 and is still going great, still accurate and never any trouble, and I bought it new in round about 2000/2001. Although looking at the the GH550 you mention, it does look different to the GH750. [which is no longer available] at least not the original one. I did think when I saw your question that they would be similar [apart from the between centers distance ] but they are not If the GH550 is as reliable and trouble free as my GH750 is, then you will have a nice machine. I hope there are others on here that are familiar with your specific model.

Cheers.

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