Looking to buy a Warco Mill

[dave trainParticipant @davetrain79096]

Starting to think I will have to set my sights lower, possibly a WM14 or 16

Just looking at the Warco website I think the WM14 will be too small so the WM16 is now looking favorite

Edited By dave train on 30/04/2023 18:21:52

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Really only you can answer the question of whether your old WM18 was big enough to do what you want and fit in the shed or not and then size the new machine larger or smaller as needed.

[dave trainParticipant @davetrain79096]

Posted by JasonB on 30/04/2023 18:24:30:

Really only you can answer the question of whether your old WM18 was big enough to do what you want and fit in the shed or not and then size the new machine larger or smaller as needed.

The WM18 was in a bigger shed, I have moved since then

[Bob Unitt 1Participant @bobunitt1]

Posted by SillyOldDuffer on 30/04/2023 13:10:13:

It does fit in the space though! Headroom a small problem – it's 350mm less than my 2.3m ceiling, so I had to be little careful about lights and the up and over door.

How long is the draw-bar ? At my last home I had to cut a little hole in the ceiling of the workshop to insert or remove the draw-bar in my VM-B, fortunately there was about 1/2" clearance under the floorboard of the bedroom above.

Edited By Bob Unitt 1 on 30/04/2023 18:36:52

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by Bob Unitt 1 on 30/04/2023 18:36:10:

Posted by SillyOldDuffer on 30/04/2023 13:10:13:

It does fit in the space though! Headroom a small problem – it's 350mm less than my 2.3m ceiling, so I had to be little careful about lights and the up and over door.

How long is the draw-bar ? At my last home I had to cut a little hole in the ceiling of the workshop to insert or remove the draw-bar in my VM-B, fortunately there was about 1/2" clearance under the floorboard of the bedroom above.

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Good point, though not on the WM18. This style of mill has the motor perched on top, so the drawbar has more headroom than on other machines. It's about 300mm long, and I could remove it with the head cranked fully up if I had to. As doing so would require me to stand on a box, I normally lower the head to a more comfortable height, where there's plenty of room.

The layout of the machine is good for smaller workshops, but it's not as rigid as the next size up and there's no knee. It's a decent compromise considering my space limitations.

Dave

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