warco lathes.

[Henry BrownParticipant @henrybrown95529]

Fascinating! I've just commissioned a new GH1322 and thought it a little odd to use. Other than my S7 that has gone to a new home I've not used a lathe for years, they were DSG's and Swifts mostly, now Roy has pointed it out I can see the reason why!

[LathejackParticipant @lathejack]

I've had a Warco GH1330 for over 15 years, it also has the apron handwheel on the left side with the powerfeeds lever and leadscrew clasp nut lever on the right side. I would hate it to be the opposite way round, and I am right handed.

I find it far easier and natural to control the carraige when using powerfeeds or screwcutting with the control levers on the right hand side of the apron using my right hand. The carraige handwheel is only really used to quickly bring the carraige into position, or to quickly rough out a very short length of machining on a component, so it's position on the left side is unimportant, or is that just me!

My old Smart and Brown Model A lathe also thankfully has the apron handwheel on the left side. The Chinese lathe manufacturers do produce machines with the option of the apron handwheel on the left or the right. I remember that for many years most of the lathes offered by Chester Machine Tools had the apron handwheel on the right, while the equivalent lathe from Warco usually had the handwheel on the left, such as the Chester Crafstman and the discontineud Coventry machines which were the equivalent of Warco's BH600 and GH1322 & 1330 lathes, not sure if that is still the case.

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Posted by Lathejack on 06/03/2020 22:52:40:

I've had a Warco GH1330 for over 15 years, ……………….

Have you ever had cause to strip the carriage lock. My machine's one of the older imperial ones, and said lock seems quite iffy. It's just an M8 bolt going through the top plate, presumably to some sort of a pinch block underneath the front of the front shear. I'm loathe to take the bolt out for fear of losing wheterver it threads into.

Cheers

Bill

[LathejackParticipant @lathejack]

Yes I did have to fix the faulty carraige lock on my 1330 lathe, it's a stepped steel plate but I cannot remember if I remachined the original one or made another, it was over 14 years ago when I did it. I also fitted an adjustable 'Bristol' type handle while I was at it.

The lock is well in from the edge of the saddle and I'm sure you can't get at it without separating the apron from the saddle. I fixed the lock on mine when I had the apron off to fix a manufacturing fault on the power feed shaft gearing at the back, and also the saddle off to correct the dreadfully rough bearing surface of the vee way on the under side of the saddle that was beginning to damage the surface of the lathe bed after only several hours of use.

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Posted by Lathejack on 07/03/2020 00:47:18:

Yes I did have to fix the faulty carraige lock on my 1330 lathe, it's a stepped steel plate but I cannot remember if I remachined the original one or made another, it was over 14 years ago when I did it. I also fitted an adjustable 'Bristol' type handle while I was at it.

The lock is well in from the edge of the saddle and I'm sure you can't get at it without separating the apron from the saddle. I fixed the lock on mine when I had the apron off to fix a manufacturing fault on the power feed shaft gearing at the back, and also the saddle off to correct the dreadfully rough bearing surface of the vee way on the under side of the saddle that was beginning to damage the surface of the lathe bed after only several hours of use.

Thanks, I was trying to work out how to separate the saddle from the apron without going too deep in.
I already have the Bristol handle in stock ready to go. No signs of any nasty marks on my bed, so hopefully OK on that score.
I did download the Grizzly manual, so I'll have a ponder on splitting the saddle/apron.

Bill

[roy williams 3Participant @roywilliams3]

hi can some one tell me where the carriage lock is please? regards

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Posted by roy williams 3 on 07/03/2020 15:56:51:

hi can some one tell me where the carriage lock is please? regards

In my case a vertical M8 bolt on the top of the green casting, hiding below the top slide when it's set parallel to the axis of the lathe.

Bill

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

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Edited By Nick Clarke 3 on 07/03/2020 17:02:32

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

Posted by roy williams 3 on 07/03/2020 15:56:51:

hi can some one tell me where the carriage lock is please? regards

If you are talking about the Mini and Super Mini lathes – there isn't one, short of tightening down the saddle adjustment.

[roy williams 3Participant @roywilliams3]

sorry its the warco gh1322 lathe

[roy williams 3Participant @roywilliams3]

hi I have found the carriage lock on my gh1322 its under the dro scale !!

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