Warco and other brands Taiwanese Lathes 1325, 1336, 1340BH, 1122, 1124, 1224, 1236, 1325, 1336, 1340BH, 1340, 1327 & 2021 Manual
Warco Lathes - the common Taiwanese "1122", "1124", "1224", "1236", 1325, 1336, 1340BH
"1340", "1327" & 2021 Lathe with a 6.5" centre height- a medium-sized type branded variously as Warco, Brazier's TY110, Carolina, Grizzly DF-1224G, Enco, Honden Visa, Huskey PC-36, Kin Shin, KS-3.5, Lantaine, Manhattan, McMillan, MSC, Peerless, Warco, Wey YII Corp, TIDA, etc. This is a 2-edition Operator's Manual and Parts as Sectional Drawings supplied for the Warco version - but will also be applicable to the other brands as well i.e. the most common medium-sized model offered during the last 30 years being sold using a bewildering variety of names including, Brazier's TY110, Carolina, Grizzly DF-1224G, Enco, Glen, Honden Visa, Kin Shin, KS-3.5, Lantaine, Manhattan, Mascot SS-23, McMillan, MSC, Peerless, Warco, Wey YII Corp, "1122", "1124", "1224", "1236", "1340", "1327" & 2021, etc.. Some of the names used were of actual manufacturers - or importers and agents - while others were entirely fictional - lathes sometimes arriving at the distributors with an envelope containing a selection of “fictional” nameplates. However, all versions and sizes appear to have been of mechanically identical design and construction with common Model designations being: “1122”, “1124”, “1224”, “1236”, “1340”, “1327”, TD-4AA, TD-45AA and, TD-5AA. Some minor differences have been found on the headstock including one model with a lever-operated backgear.The publication consists of two Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manuals: one from a version often branded Warco and another for that listed as the Tida. An article about these lathes can be found here: http://www.lathes.co.uk/taiwan