What is the Total Cost of Conversion (Excluding the Mill)

[JAZZCNC]

At least the castings on the Amadeal 25 weren't totally like cheese. Got lucky I reckon.

That's the "Box of chocolates with no lid" problem I mentioned in an earlier post, you never know what you are going to get or what will happen when you start taking it apart or modifying castings, etc.

Then if you are lucky enough that it doesn't let go when converting there is no saying it won't shapeshift when being used because it was never designed to handle the forces CNC is imparting on the chassis.?
Why anyone would want to invest the best part of £5k and 100+ hours of time into a machine that could shapeshift at random is beyond my understanding.! It's like playing Russian roulette with a full revolver.

[Monty_UK]

I was recently trawling Youtube and came across a channel called Ades Workshop - this guy bought a Warco 16B machine which looks reasonable both in terms of cost and quality

His output looks ok from a hobbyist persepective - so my idea now taking on many of the above comments is to buy a machine akin to the 16B, fit a DRO and then use that to make a purpose but smaller CNC milling machine similar but Jazzcnc but smaller

[dazp1976]

I was recently trawling Youtube and came across a channel called Ades Workshop - this guy bought a Warco 16B machine which looks reasonable both in terms of cost and quality

His output looks ok from a hobbyist persepective - so my idea now taking on many of the above comments is to buy a machine akin to the 16B, fit a DRO and then use that to make a purpose but smaller CNC milling machine similar but Jazzcnc but smaller

Sounds like you have a plan.
Buy a mill to make a mill/router.

I'd draw up some of the new machine first. Then you'll know which size Mill to get. Don't want to end up with something too small.

Warco16b & Amadeal 25L are effectively the same machine.


I've recently been looking at TBI C5 ballscrews for my 25L. I better get some cutting done so the machine can pay for them. They're tempting.

[Monty_UK]

Sounds like you have a plan.
Buy a mill to make a mill/router.

I'd draw up some of the new machine first. Then you'll know which size Mill to get. Don't want to end up with something too small.

Warco16b & Amadeal 25L are effectively the same machine.


I've recently been looking at TBI C5 ballscrews for my 25L. I better get some cutting done so the machine can pay for them. They're tempting.

Thanks Dazp