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Emco Education Ltd are the UK agent
for all Emco PC controlled small CNC machines. The Concept Turn 55 and
Concept Mill 55 are accurate small CNC machines ideally suited for light
prototype and small batch work. These machines are provided with your
choice of modern control software or direct control from CAD/CAM.
 
 
Old model CNC machines
Many model engineers and one man businesses are now acquiring ex-education
CNC machines, mainly Emco Compact 5 CNC lathes and Emco F1 CNC milling
machines. The majority of these machines were originally supplied in the1980's
to Schools and Further Education Colleges. Now education is upgrading
to modern CNC machines the old models are becoming available on the secondhand
market at prices the home user can afford!
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of the older machines has long been overtaken by the succeeding
PC Turn and PC Mill range, but the Compact 5 CNC lathe and F1 CNC
milling machine are still very competent machines. Compared to the
new models, a Compact 5CNC or F1 CNC is somewhat "long winded"
to program but is still a very usable reliable machine. |
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If you already
have, or are considering purchasing, a Compact 5 CNC or F1 CNC
you will be pleased to know the majority of spare parts and accessories
are still available from Emco.
The Compact 5 CNC was introduced in 1981as the first desktop CNC
lathe for technical training, the F1 CNC mill followed soon after.
These machines were subject to several revisions until being discontinued
in 1992. |
Before contacting Emco for replacement
parts it is worth establishing which generation your Compact 5 CNC is:
1st Generation
The earliest version can be identified by counting the number of "G"
codes listed on the control panel. if there are only 12 "G"
codes you have a Mk 1.
This machine has incremental programming only and is the least desirable
Compact 5 CNC nowadays.
2nd Generation
The second generation Compact 5 CNC was provided with extra "G"
codes including G 91 and G 92 to allow absolute and incremental programming,
the ability to fit an automatic tool turret and RS232 comms. Main CPU
board part number A6C114003. This is a much more usable machine.
 3rd
Generation
The third generation [sometimes called Mk4 in the UK ] is easily
identified by the additional "G" codes and also "M"
codes listed on the control panel.This machine also has partial arc programming,
depth of cut parameter in the roughing cycle and several other improvements.
Main CPU board part number A6C114004. Many earlier machines have been
updated through the years to this version. This is the Compact 5 CNC of
choice.
Visit
the WELsoft website for details of the new WELturn software and controller
for the Compact 5 PC and 5 CNC lathes.
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