Help w/ Warner Swasey #3

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p4th4ss

Aluminum

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Jan 31, 2014

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Knoxville, TN

• Jan 7, 2016

• #1

We have a warner swasey #3 that bogs down quite a bit when you take a cut. Even with a small cut like .02 it loses umph. At low rpm, itll almost stop the chuck. Now ive ran these machines all my life. Seems like any ive run in the past have had power for days. Can anybody tell me whats going on?

 

Mud

Diamond

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May 20, 2002

Location

South Central PA

• Jan 7, 2016

• #2

If the clutch is not slipping, is there any chance it's a 440 volt machine running on 220?

 

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p4th4ss

Aluminum

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Jan 31, 2014

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Knoxville, TN

• Jan 7, 2016

• #3

Clutch doesnt sound like its slipping but i can look at that

 

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p4th4ss

Aluminum

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Jan 31, 2014

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Knoxville, TN

• Jan 7, 2016

• #4

Box on the back of the machine say 240. Cant see whats on the motor. Its plugged into 208. I dont know whats going on with it.

 

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mdshunk

Hot Rolled

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Nov 14, 2015

• Jan 7, 2016

• #5

Did it ever work properly, or is this a new-to-you or recently moved machine?

 

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Limy Sami

Diamond

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Jan 7, 2007

Location

Norfolk, UK

• Jan 7, 2016

• #6

A phase down?

 

redlee

Titanium

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Apr 2, 2009

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Beaver County Alb. Canada

• Jan 7, 2016

• #7

Running in reverse with a dull tool. LOL
Check your motor and or clutch! As others have stated.

 

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Tyrone Shoelaces

Diamond

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Apr 19, 2006

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Manchester, England

• Jan 7, 2016

• #8

Vee belts slipping/broken ?

Regards Tyrone.

 

alonzo83

Stainless

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Mar 20, 2013

Location

Missouri

• Jan 7, 2016

• #9

our #5 can hit .5 doc without bowing down. you definitely have a problem.

is this a war machine? or is it a hydraulic machine made later on?

This could be as easy as a dated piece of electrical gone bad or a clutch.

You need to find out if the motor is slowing down when you take a cut.

 

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snowman

Diamond

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Jul 31, 2004

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Southeast Michigan

• Jan 7, 2016

• #10

Did you engage it fully? The amount of travel of the engagement arm is directly proportional to the amount of force on the clutch.

 

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adama

Diamond

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Dec 28, 2004

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uk

• Jan 8, 2016

• #11

Of the top of my head voltage is roughly squared to hp on a induction motor, ie half the voltage, you quarter the delivered HP. A thick gear oil and a headstock full of gears will happily eat a couple of hp to start with too so it can have a surprisingly big effect even on a 10+hp machine

 

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p4th4ss

Aluminum

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Jan 31, 2014

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Knoxville, TN

• Jan 8, 2016

• #12

We just bought it at auction and it has been recently moved.

 

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Tyrone Shoelaces

Diamond

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Apr 19, 2006

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Manchester, England

• Jan 8, 2016

• #13

You need to check out the drive train then. Start with the motor and work your way through it.

Regards Tyrone.

 

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athack

Stainless

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Nov 2, 2009

Location

Michigan USA

• Jan 8, 2016

• #14

when bogging down does the main motor bog down? There are clutches at the feed levers too.

 

JRIowa

Diamond

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Marshalltown, Iowa, USA

• Jan 9, 2016

• #15

p4th4ss said:

We just bought it at auction and it has been recently moved.

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If it's a newer square head machine, you could have hydraulic problems. The best around for fixing W&S stuff is Gahr. They ain't cheap to have come in, but they know their stuff.
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