Hi Neil, yes I have found your video useful.I have recently acquired a second hand WM 16 VS with dro fitted. It is in immaculate condition and I'm just starting to use it in anger. I had heard some rumours that the plastic transmission gears were a bit frail and a belt and pulley conversion is the best solution. Now I know the rumours are fact I'll prepare to fit a belt drive kit. That is really poor of Warco to expect you to wait that length of time for spares. One would think they would have had better replacent parts made by a local engineering company as they know there is weakness in the OEM gears. Acetal bar looks quite a favourable plastic to make replacements from... Howard.
@Flat Bastard Engineering Channel I haven't paid for it, I got a gear from a guy on Ebay :- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Milling-Machine-Sacrificial-Gear-Set-Warco-WM16-Grizzly-G0704-Optimum-BF20/113999695630?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
Are you sure the speed selector knob on the side is turned fully home to either slow or fast? I would have thought the plastic gear would have sheared long before the gearbox. Just a thought.
Hi Neil, yes I have found your video useful.I have recently acquired a second hand WM 16 VS with dro fitted. It is in immaculate condition and I'm just starting to use it in anger. I had heard some rumours that the plastic transmission gears were a bit frail and a belt and pulley conversion is the best solution. Now I know the rumours are fact I'll prepare to fit a belt drive kit. That is really poor of Warco to expect you to wait that length of time for spares. One would think they would have had better replacent parts made by a local engineering company as they know there is weakness in the OEM gears. Acetal bar looks quite a favourable plastic to make replacements from... Howard.
I got the same answer from them yesterday!!
@Flat Bastard Engineering Channel I haven't paid for it, I got a gear from a guy on Ebay :- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Milling-Machine-Sacrificial-Gear-Set-Warco-WM16-Grizzly-G0704-Optimum-BF20/113999695630?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
Hi. I think I've stripped the fast gear in the gearbox. I've pulled the top off and took the motor off. Do you know how I access the gearbox?
Are you sure the speed selector knob on the side is turned fully home to either slow or fast? I would have thought the plastic gear would have sheared long before the gearbox. Just a thought.
@@neiladcock8382 I can't turn it any further. I think the h/l gears are also plastic
@@justa1098 did you check if the h/l are plastic? I got same mill
@@marmac567 hi. Yes they are plastic. Requires a strip down to replace them. I haven't done it yet
save the hassle. Get a WM16B. don't know why warco sell a mill with plastic gears