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• A much simpler topslide swivel mod - The Warco WM180 Lathe - Modifications

  Max Jensen in Denmark has kindly contributed this simple way to make the topslide swivel easier to adjust. It also allows the whole topslide to be quickly removed from the lathe.  His...

• Perris baby lathe - The Warco WM180 Lathe - Modifications

  ....which I bought around 1985, simply because a friend of mine only wanted £25 for it, complete with 4-jaw chuck, collet chuck, tailstock chuck, faceplate, vertical milling slide, centres and some...

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• Extended cross slide travel - The Warco WM180 Lathe - Modifications

  If you have read my criticisms of the Vertical Milling Slide (VMS) sold for the WM180 and 7x12 and 7x14 Mini-lathes, you will have seen that the cross slide won’t travel far enough in to get the...

• Variable speed controls - The Warco WM180 Lathe - Modifications

  A FEW NOTES ON THE SPEED CONTROL BOARDS USED IN THE WM180,  FITTED TO MY DORE WESTBURY MILLING MACHINE AND USED IN "REAL BULL" MINI-LATHES . The speed control board in my lathe bears a sticker...

• The "Vertical Milling Slide" - criticisms - The Warco WM180 Lathe - Modifications

  Many dealers sell a Vertical Milling Slide ("VMS") for use on the WM180 and other small  lathes, including the 7x12 mini-lathes originating from Seig. I ordered a VMS with my lathe, thinking it...