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fatoftheland:
Hello Everybody, what a great site!
My name is Jon and in my mid life crisis I have bought an unused Warco 918 lathe for £625.00 with a Warco metal stand, 3 and 4 jaw chucks, steadies, face plate, live centre and a ton of tools. Now I need to work out how to degrease and get it running sweetly. I have a feeling I may be hanging around this site bugging the life out of the knowledgeable  ones. (see my first question below) Be gentle now  :lol:

John Rudd:
Hi Jon, welcome to the forum.
We like to think we are a helpful bunch......
Ask away....

vtsteam:
Hi Jon, welcome!  :beer:

If you don't have any, a couple of lathe books might be helpful.

I liked the reprinted 1942 South Bend "How To Run A Lathe" manual from Lindsay Books when I first started out, and the Sparey book "The Amateur's Lathe" has come highly recommended here as well (though my reprint copy has really poor photos in it).

Pete.:
Welcome Jon. Can I be the first to say...























Never leave the key in the chuck!

:D

fatoftheland:
Thanks you lot..
Jon

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