#After 4 years use my Warco WM14 mill motor finally gave the ghost and died on me. It has at times worked quite hard, sometimes taking cuts bigger than I should have, usually rushing to finish a job. The motor has run quite hot, so I used to run it with the cover removed. Cover removed to help with keeping things cool. with a little help from Don (big thankyou) at Warco Spares, I got my new motor, very quickly delivered and well packed. Removed the top plate to which gave me chance to inspect the plastic idler gear which some people manage to break, some say this is a weak point, but again after 4years it shows no wear or broken teeth. I think its possibly a good idea so as not to smash the whole gear drive should something happen Plastic gear – easy to replace, Another thing I wanted to look at whilst replacing the motor and threading the cable to the control box was the suggestion by some that this cable can become trapped whilst tilting the head. Not sure if this is possible as the cable run straight down and throught the top plate into the control boxwhen looking up from below the tilting hinge point, locking bolt is external to the cable route, so I can't see how it would be possible to doGuess its something to watchout for on older models. Hopeful my new motor will last a little longer, (I promise not to take exessive cuts honest) as I've fitted a computer case fan from Maplins to the motor cover and put a vent it the topThis should help keep things cooler, Thinking about it my little Emco Unimat motor should only be run for a few minutes at a time as its not a continously rated motor and gets hot too – might just fit a digital thermometer too……. Once again I'm very pleased with my little Warco WM14 Milling machine it has served me well for nearly 4 years, and with the help of Warco I'm sure it will keep going much longer

Edited By Dodweld on 16/07/2013 16:48:10