Belt drive convertion Worco WM16 mill

[Brian MerrifieldParticipant @brianmerrifield92050]

I would like to fit a drive belt to my Worco WM16 mill. Looking around at what is on offer in the shape of ready-made kits and what other people have done leaves me wondering which is going to be my best option. I don’t mind the cost of buying a kit, but on the other hand, making the parts would not be a problem. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Many thanks
Brian

[alan ord 2Participant @alanord2]

Brian, there is a guy who provides kits for the Warco WM 16 Mill. No idea what he charges and he is based in Europe. His name is Murat Bilgin Bilici. If you are interested he can be contacted via his e mail :- mbbilici@mbbilici.com

If you do contact him I would be interested in how much he charges for a kit.

Alan.

[alan ord 2Participant @alanord2]

P.S. If you put his e mail address into google search it brings up his web site.

Alan

[Brian MerrifieldParticipant @brianmerrifield92050]

Hi Alan, Thanks for your response. I have visited his website and asked some questions about how it fits the machine. The price is listed at £118.56 Ex tax. I have also looked for reviews of his kits and so far have only seen positive comments.

I’ll keep you informed.

Best wishes

Brian

[Martin of WickParticipant @martinofwick]

Brian, I don’t want to rain on your parade, but  take the top and motor plate off your WM16 to expose the spindle drive shaft to check. If yours looks like the picture below, then you have no chance of using the Bilici mod.

Basically, the hollow spindle drive shaft terminates about 2mm above the bearing. The extension to the drive shaft is just a bush and is only a pressed in fitting that clings on with about 2mm of overlap. The bush has been removed to the two o’clock position in the picture. It doesn’t take much to remove, which is OK because it is only used as a carrier for the slotted speed sensor ring.

As his belt mod relies on securing the drive pully  to the spindle drive shaft, the problem is immediately apparent – in this version of the mill, there is nothing secure to secure the pulley to! We had a lengthy exchange of e mails before coming to the conclusion that his particular mod cant work on this incarnation unless you want to fit a shaft extension inside the drive shaft and lose the quill operation (some of the CNC boyos do use that method, but it would be no use to me).

I recently had a major rant about it all on one of the threads if you can be bothered – cant remember exactly title possibly  – Warco mill lubrication – or something similar. Resigned myself to inevitable and spent the money on a better set of ear defenders.

But don’t let my negitivity stop you from going down the rabbit hole.

 

 

 

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