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Made this toolpost mini drill attachment for my lathe. Drill was £23 from maplins inc 170 piece drill set :) Bb

Hi guys, I am having all sorts of problems with my WM250, I bought it new in April 2010 all was fine until Oct when the motor started to run lumpy, it would not hold revs, pop, pop, bang and it tripped out the MCB in my workshop :( Warco sent me a new speed controller, no good, a new motor...

I was turning a long thin tube of 60mm dural today, no matter what speed, feed, or tool I tried, it started to sing like a demented Canary, at a frequency that was very uncomfortable. I tried with and without lube and even tried to damp the noise with a rag held on the tube, still the same ...

Hi guy, I am new to this turning malarkey and have just taken delivery of a Warco WM250. I have done some simple turning in the past but never any screw cutting so I thought I'd have a go ::) First off I had to grind up a 55 degree tool :-\ as it turns out a lot easier than I thought :) I turned...

I am a total novice when it come to turning :-[ so forgive my ignorance in asking such a basic question. What coolants should I use for turning and drilling (if any) on, ali, brass, steel and what lubes should I use while tapping ? Bb

Hi fellas, I am going to get myself a lathe for general fixing, bodging and turning lumps of expensive metal into worthless piles of swarf (I'm not as skilled as you lot :-[) I have pretty much decided on a Chinese jobbie, most likely a Warco VM 250 VS (unless any one knows of a reason not to)...