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Value of EMCO machines?

Inferno

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Hello there. New member, first post.

I was wondering if anyone wants to chime in on the value of EMCO machines. Specifically the EMCO PC Turn 50 Lathe and the EMCO F1 Mill?

What would be the value of these machines if there's no computers? Can they be retrofitted to work with Mack 3 software?

Any other thing that might be helpful info?

Thanks
 
If the electronics work, then you could squeeze out a little more value, but the controls & interface are dated. The iron is where the value is, and it can be retrofitted to work with Mach3, but there's going to be a fair amount of work and cost. What you're left with is a capable little mini mill/lathe that's in every way better than the HarborFreight 44991/X2 variants.

A several hundred for each (sans control hardware) would be a good deal, more it's operational and still more if you updated the motors/spindle and/or already have it retrofitted to Mach3.
 
Not much!

If they were running, clean, and all manuals and discs with them, $1,500 for the mill and $2,500 for the mill. The are very low power spindle and don't have very high RPM. IIRC, spindle for each is 2/3 HP and 3,300 RPM
JR
 
In running condition hobbyists will pay pretty high prices for these smaller desktop machines. Without the computers you're looking around $500 each to a hobbyist who has the time/capability to do a retrofit.
 








 
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