Is the Ecoca EL4610e a good candidate for a retrofit?

tommylight wrote:

rodw wrote: As for what I'd do with it, I had not even considered that. Maybe I'll just look at it like you do to yours!

That is how you end up having no space in the workshop !!!

Yes, exactly my thoughts. It could easily become a space consuming 1.8 tonne boat anchor.... particularly given my track record with the spaceship plasma. Now thats been a fast build! (I think I started in 2015!)

Well I do own a fully functional 3.5 ton boat anchor, but avoiding the retrofit due to imminent move, but it looks like that will be postponed also! Damn I hate waiting! Still very happy with the boat anchor, and my brothers daughters play with the rotary encoder when they visit , the younger one (9 months old ) gets scared when she spins it fast from the noise it makes, but she does it again and again.

the image above post 1 showes a manuell toolchange
the E version does not have or is ready to use a ATC at all
there are even no frame holes as it is a entirer mashine change from E to ER

this mashine has more manuell controls then the cnc stuff as it is also only a Blockmode Control

I like it. It is similar to how I configured my Holbrook, with manual wheels on the saddle like a conventional lathe.

You are probably not making hundreds of repeat items, so I think that it could work well for you, with a good repeatable manual toolpost.

Is there a chuck included? D1-8 is a good size, but not a cheap one.

Oh yes, chuck, I still did not get mine, hard to find used in good condition and to damn expensive. Used in good condition 2300 euro, new 7900 euro. Dang, that is gonna hurt. Ordered one in unknown condition at 800 euro to see if it is usable.
Yes, chuck.

Not sure if this thread is still relevant, stumbled across this while researching how to upgrade the operating system on the pc on my machine. But I happen to have the complete electrical schematics for this machine with a mitsubishi meldas magic64 controller. If anyone is interested, I can scan them

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