Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Taig CNC mill

YES! EMCO and ENCO are two completely different companies.

EMCO manufactures their machines in Europe and their machines are VERY HIGH
QUALITY. This is reflected in the high prices for their equipment.

ENCO buys most of their equipment from the far east (Chaina, Taiwan, etc.)
and the quality is NO WHERE NEAR as good!.

Smoke

>It might be that I am mixed up. Emco is an Austrian machine factory and
>Enco is a US tool supplier. Am I right?
>The Austrian machine factory normally had its two lines I mentioned in the

earlier

>post. At least until 5 years ago. I was supposed to maintain quite a few

different

>machines for the local vocational institute. And remember vivid the set up

I had to arrange

>16 years ago in our University, because neither the Emco-instalation man

nor the professors

>were able to get the thing working right. To that time I only knew how to

turn manually.

>After 2 free afternoons the thing worked like a clock. Except: the chuck

wouldn't close centrical.

>There was no hope to turn both ends of a piece. And no steel and even in

Plastic or aluminium

>you couldn't make any heavy cut. The control panel and software to that

time was top.

>But what helps a nice control on a bubble gum lathe?
>
>On the other hand I had references and bulletins on real industrial

machines from these people

>that were always light green and were supposed to work perfect.
>Good Luck
>Sven Peter
>
>Alan Marconett KM6VV wrote:
>
>> Hi Sven
>>
>> I hadn't heard about yellow machines. My 5" Sears/compact 5 lathe is
>> black and gray! So which EMCO mill color is best? Any sources??
>>
>> Alan KM6VV
>>
>> "Sven Peter, TAD S.A." wrote:
>> >
>> > I had some experience with Austrian Emco maschines. They build two

clases.

>> > The yellow ones are stricktly for traineeship and would serve only on

plastics and

>> > Aluminium. Although they have nice controls.
>> > The green ones are industrial quality and work fine.
>> > Bye
>> > Sven Peter
>> >
>> > wanliker@... wrote:
>> >
>> > > In a message dated 2/14/01 11:52:14 AM Mountain Standard Time,

KM6VV@...

>> > > writes:
>> > >
>> > > << I want a second mill, a "big brother" to the Sherline! I'd looked

at

>> > > the EMCO FB-2, >>
>> > > I have the EMCO FB-2, and it is an extremely nice machine
>> > > bill
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