New toy, Emco vmc300

[UCChris]

Thanks David,
I'll need to finish this project and then it's airgun time.
New valve block for the 20mm with more capacity and bigger tank. 
Then there is a new frame concept at works for general bigbore use, should be good for more power and will have less vibrations in the frame before bullet starts to move.

Marko

So, I'm ignorant when it comes to machining. Would this allow you to machine barrel blanks to fit OEM airguns?

[MJP]

Yes and no, first the blank needs to be turned down on a lathe, after that the ports and all are machined on a mill.

Marko

[MJP]

So I ended up regretting a little for selling the small Emco cnc lathe. But just happened to come across just a tad bigger Emco cnc lathe and I just had to have it. 
Emco compact 6 cnc, retrofitted to linuxcnc and servos and upgraded 4kW spindle. 8 position tool turret and flood coolant. The coolant option was one of the things the smaller Emco didn't have.

Now just need to mount the machine on some kind of stand and try her out.


Marko

[MJP]

First test cuts taken from some steel. I do have to admire the rigidity of the small Emco machines. No chatter or any noise from the cut, just like cutting plastic.
Needs a new light, it's kun nd of dark in the machine.


Marko

[Gippeto]

Light? What for...you can't see anything once the coolant starts anyways. 

You sure do find some interesting machines....

Al

[MJP]

Thanks Al,

Well setup would be little easier with more light 

I have a bad habit of browsing couple of auction sites for machines. Missus thinks that I need to stop or build a larger shop.

One mans junk, and so on. Production machines that don't run don't make money but are cheap as dirt and there can be real gems.
Most companies don't care to look too long for the problem and buy a new if the machine is 15 years old.

Marko

[MJP]

Let there be light!
It's amazing how much light you can get from 20W led.


Some testing done too, cuts very good without any chatter with carbide inserts.

Marko

[Stefan]

Emco's are great, I started with retrofiring Emco PC5 and F1 mill to linuxcnc and mach3, and now I got a 220P sitting in a shop, for almost a year without producing a single part on it lol. its like your 6, but with auto feed, part catcher and deep tray. I have to get it to work asap its still stock controls, but she will be retrofitted at some point.

[MJP]

Nice to hear there is more Emco owners here.
Yeah the 220p is the same machine with some upgrades, the deep pan is something I'm thinking about doing, its just sheetmetal.
I'm going to fit a bit bigger spindle for the machine, to fit larger shaft in to the bore.

Make a thread about your machine when you start to retrofit it.

Marko

[Cinci5]

Did it have a Siemens control. I’ve been running big Emco CNC’s for 10yrs now with Siemens controls. Have been a Fanuc man for years.
Running Hyperturn 45’s now. Twin turret twin chuck. Multi axis  All size Emcos amaze me with quality.

[MJP]

The VMC300 has sinumerik controller on it but the lathe had emco TM2 I think, but it was retrofitted with linuxcnc when I bought it.

Yeah the Emco machines are made with really good quality parts and are very rigid for their size.

Marko

[MJP]

Finally got the Emco running properly after updating the linuxcnc. A small threading test with a broken insert it seems. Second try on same shaft for getting dimensions right / testing offsets.


Marko

[MJP]

Little update, was browsing one online auction site and spotted a box of holders fitting for my mill. 18 different some old and 3 brand new.
Just had to buy them.