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Home Base => Introductions => Topic started by: fatoftheland on February 28, 2015, 04:58:21 AM
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Hello Everybody, what a great site!
My name is Jon and in my mid life crisis I have bought an unused Warco 918 lathe for £625.00 with a Warco metal stand, 3 and 4 jaw chucks, steadies, face plate, live centre and a ton of tools. Now I need to work out how to degrease and get it running sweetly. I have a feeling I may be hanging around this site bugging the life out of the knowledgeable ones. (see my first question below) Be gentle now :lol:
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Hi Jon, welcome to the forum.
We like to think we are a helpful bunch......
Ask away....
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Hi Jon, welcome! :beer:
If you don't have any, a couple of lathe books might be helpful.
I liked the reprinted 1942 South Bend "How To Run A Lathe" manual from Lindsay Books when I first started out, and the Sparey book "The Amateur's Lathe" has come highly recommended here as well (though my reprint copy has really poor photos in it).
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Welcome Jon. Can I be the first to say...
Never leave the key in the chuck!
:D
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Thanks you lot..
Jon
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hi and wellcom
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Hi Jon
Welcome to the forum, and good luck with the lathe. An exciting time for you.
Cheers David
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Hello and welcome.
Being a bit of a beginner myself I can vouch for the unstinting help that is on offer. (Is that OK guys, £££ in a plain envelope addressed to ....). :Doh:
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My kids don't believe we used to pay for stuff with pound notes. "don't you mean pound coin dad?"
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My kids don't believe we used to pay for stuff with pound notes. "don't you mean pound coin dad?"
Some of us could only manage a 10 bob note. Anything more had to wait for the next pay day ... :(
Dave
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Just try to explain to the younger generation "As bent as a nine bob note!"
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Excellent Wil very funny
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My kids don't believe we used to pay for stuff with pound notes. "don't you mean pound coin dad?"
Ahh a weeks pay one large white five pond note as big as a napkin ,anything more and they used to keep it back till next week mind you you had to put in 80 hours to get that , a bit before my time although first pay packet was £4 12shillings and 6 pence
Anyway welcome can I repeat never leave the chuck key in the lathe unless you have your hand on it same goes for drill chuck keys ( when the chuck guss rand ) tail stick chuck are ok
Have fun and expect to have empty pockets as you need this and that
Stuart