Re: Warco Milling Machines


"puffernutter" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 29 Jun, 13:34, Peter Neill <panuno95-uk...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:32:11 -0700, jontom_...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On 29 Jun, 11:55, "Andrew Mawson"
<andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Mr Crane" <Mr.Crane.2sx...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Been looking at Warco's "VMC Turret Mill":

http://www.warco.co.uk/shop.asp?catid=40&ProdId=109#109
Many many years ago (perhaps 25) my first 'mill/drill' was a Warco
import that got me started into this ever growing obsession with
machine tools. It did exactly 'what it said on the box' but had severe
limitations due to the round column / lost location issues discussed
here at length ad infinitum.
AWEM

My experience with this company would echo Andrews exactly.

If you do a search for Warco or VMC on :

Keith

<snipped a few good bits>

I'd agree with Andrew & Keith, Warco are an excellent company to deal
with.

I had a VMC, bought new, but then sold it within a year. Nothing wrong
with it per se, in fact it is an excellent small machine, but the
problem that I had was some larger parts I had to make, and the
6"-61/2" travel limit in the Y axis was an issue.

It was sold to another member of this newsgroup (I hope he has been
quite happy with it), and I bought a Bridgeport which suited my tasks
better.

However I'd still be quite happy to recommend both the VMC and Warco.

Peter- Hide quoted text -

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I have the Warco A1S (bigger than the VMC), which I don't think is
made anymore. Very pleased with it over the last 4 years.



I've got a VMC which I've had for three years. I bought it becaues it was
the smallest machine which had a rising knee instead of a falling head.
I'ts bigger than it looks in the catalogue but I've found it to be an
excellent machine - as accurate as I'm capable of being.

Bera in mind that if you go for DRO, machine vice, rotary table, autolock
chuck etc the final setup costs a lot more than the basic catalogue price.

Warco is an excellent company. They delivered mine to Brighton ready
assembled on its stand which saved a lot of time and effort.

I'm happy with both company and machine.



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