Hi Marty, I am confident I can do a conversion, I have not done one. I have installed VFDs on my lathe etc. I like the Centroid idea. I have seen some of your Youtube clips, this seems to be the way I

I am also learning about these machines and have gained a good bit of help from this forum. That said, if you are retrofitting the Compact 5, and intend to sell parts to be replaced with more up to

Mach 4, Pokeys57cnc and drivers. Mach 4. Fusion 360 has compatible post with Mach 4. One stop design and manufacturing package.

Do you have basic electronics/electrical skills? Have you ever done a CNC conversion before? There are many control options out there, older Mach3, Linux CNC, UCCNC, and the one I'm partial to,

Hi Keith, my Compact 5 has a tape drive. It does look fairly complete but has failed servos according to the out of service tag fitted. The mills are missing the controllers by the looks, i have to

Hi Ben, I bought a Compact 5 CNC about 2 months ago so I am a novice with Emco machines. Both the F1 and the C5 are (unless they have been modified) are self supporting machine and do not require a

Hello, completely new to the EMCO scene, just picked up 2 x F1s and a Compact 5, none are working as far as I know, one mill and the lathe look like they wont need much mechanically, i will strip them

Hello, Thank you all for your help. "Early 55's had RS485 cards. Then they switched to RS422 cards. Without seeing your PC can't help" I don't have any picture of the ISA card RS422/RS485 but if I

Hi Vincent (Dutch?), WinCAM can not use a control panel and is not a requirement for any of the WinNC controls. Of course you need to know if the PC you have is meant for the PC50 series or the

Hi, Firstly you can control the mill (or lathe) directly from the computer keyword using WinNC. As just mentioned, there is an keyboard overlay in the manual. You can also use a sketchpad with

Early 55's had RS485 cards. Then they switched to RS422 cards. Without seeing your PC can't help. Of the mill & PC were together and worked when you bought it then you should be ok. EMCO MADE up

Recommended you ensure you have all software needed to get machine working without the Fanuc controller

Hello all, I just bought an Emco PC mill 55. Unfortunately, no any software was included with the machine. Fortunately I have a computer with the RS485 card and some software installed like Wincam and

Tell us more about it. Is it currently running? What kind of interface? Modifications? Low use? Additional tooling that will come with it such as tool holders, vise, etc.

Is this the proper email to send to about a CNC5 for sale in So. Cal. With all manuals? Looking to get $2200

Joe: Why not here?? Ebay will cost you about $450. to sell it if its complete with Interface card, P.C. & toolholders. The interface cards are hard to find & expensive. How much did you have in mid

I'm in Milwaukee. I honestly don't know what it's worth. I'm open to reasonable offers. Thanks,

Where are you located? How much will you sell it for?

Hello, I have my PC Mill 55 that I am thinking about selling. I'm looking for suggestions on where the best place is to list it. Thanks in advance,

When it comes to painting a lathe, nothing else is as important as this rule. It’s one of those “pay me now or pay me a lot more later” rules that you just have to learn the hard way before you