Fitting a DRO on Warco WM180 MINI Lathe 

Nice video. I have essentially the same lathe, but branded Vevor, sold in the USA painted white. I just sent an email to warco to see if they will sell/ship to the USA as this is the easiest instal I have seen for this little lathe. Thanks for the info!

brilliant. I'm getting one soon. big respect from Mauritius, subscribed.

I am thinking about this lathe ... please continue with these videos...cheers

Excellent very informative having just bought a warco lathe I am following these vids. Many Thanks

Thanks Joe, just bought a Warco super mini with seperate DRO (Cheaper that way) so will fit it my self, good to know the DRO needs some modification. I will complain to Warco. Good video, clear and explanatory.

Great video mate thanks

Nice one Joe, good job even though the manufacturer was conspiring to hinder your install. You’re really tipping me over the edge to buy my mini lathe 👍🏻

Thanks for the video. Have been following you for a while. Barry. Australia.

Enjoying these videos!

Subscribed Joe. Just fitted that kit to my super mini lathe. What fun!!!! I'm sure you know what I mean. Thanks for the video.

Awesome video👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Outstanding mate! I have a Proxxon PD400 & would luv that upgrade...research time.....!

Joe when your tapping holes it's good practice to turn forward 1 the turn back a 1/4 turn to break the chip as you go. Breaking taps is easy enough as it is ;-)

Brilliant .I went with my friend to WARCO With the intentions of buying a D.R.O Angry were told they don't do a kit for the WARCO 180.So watching your video Has been very helpful So I will contact my friend and let him know that it is possible to get a D.R.O Which can be fitted to the WARCO 180 Best regards from Don. I shall be watching more of your videos I have subscribed to your site. all the best.

Hello from Norway. Nice job👍

subscribed .. nice work ... I am tempted to add a dro to my lathe as well

Just subscribed mate great video on installation looking forward to more videos all the best

When hand tapping in a vise, I was taught to use a level on the work first. Then I zip tie one of those string levels on top of the tap handle as a bit of a guide for starting the tap, I find it helps to ensure the tap is perpendicular to the work, using the right cutting fluid for the right material helps a great deal as each metal is a bit different, this is really important when tapping high strength material, 1 turn forward 1/4 to 1/2 turn back....

Should be Z and X axis for a lathe. Great job love your channel. I'd cover that X axis pickup because chips are going to snag all over that thing.

Just subscribed.Looking forward to some interesting projects. Regards Mike

Nice!

Now start to mill some steel and it will be fully covered by chips and soon start to loose contact with the magnetic stripe. Keep going!

Nice

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great

Another great video Joe, I was wondering, does this DRO have any features other than the basic X&Y, there's not much info on the Warco website. I also wonder whether a more feature laden DRO display could be used with the same scales.

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Hi, can you tell me the link where you purchased the Dro for your lathe? Thank you

Ive got the same lathe. Gotta be honest im a bit fed up of warco, they have so many different variations and they sometimes just send the wrong parts. I ordered a milling slide WITH my lathe, and they still sent the wrong attachment plate for it.

So do you have to wire this up to the lathe or is it just standard socket.

Hi Joe i am new to the lathe and just got the Super mini one and watched a lot of your videos which are really useful thank you. I would like to fit one of these but can i just ask if your X Axis (Longditudinal) measures when you use the compound slide in the same direction which seems to be what one would need?

Hi Joe, like your videos and especially this one. I’m planning on installing the DRO on my Lathe too. How was your overall experience with the cross slide scale? Did you have any problems with the working of it during operation? I could imaging that the magnetic strip gets dirty and the scale starts malfunctioning. Like to hear from you and keep up the nice videos.

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Any way to slow the spindle down on these things ? I want 1/4 minimum spindle speed. Its too fast for any threading.

I have a different DRO set up on the same side, problem is..... Beware of the chuck hitting the DRO. The carve out is there for a reason.

How is the size for the cross slide? I was told by Warco as this kit is intended for the super mini lathe it's a little short on the WM180.Im hoping to order the kit myself

I'm strongly considering this lathe, although I was also looking at the Super Mini Lathe, again by Warco, do you have any opinion on which would be best for a beginner?

Hi Joe, what length of scales would you recommend for the WM180? Cheers!

Hello everyone. Does anyone know if the Warco brand in China is the Weiss brand? thanks for the reply

Did the magnetic strips get full of metallic swarf?

mi puoi mandare il ling dove lai acquistato io ho un 8x14

Hi Jo, I can late to the party. What is the kit you are fitting? Where did it come from? How much did it cost? Cheers Peter

Any idea if this kit fits the Seig 7x14 lathe?

I think that you have the X and Y axis mixed up here,...just swap over the connectors on the back of the display.😊

Could you tell us how much the kit cost. Sorry in advance if you already did say.

What Is the length of each of the strips

Subscribe, that was pretty helpful. Thank you!

Interesting and entertaining content. Pleased to subscribe 👏👏👍😀

Your hand tapping technique makes me cringe. Still love your videos. 😊

well done. o7