Ecoca MT-208

The Ecoca MT-208 pairs an 8 in (203 mm) chuck with a much stronger spindle motor than the chuck size suggests: 18.5/22 kW (24.8/29.5 hp), turning at up to 4,800 rpm. It is a 30 degree slant-bed lathe with a 10-position turret, a 380 mm (15.0 in) maximum turning diameter and a choice of three turning lengths, 500 / 750 / 1,000 mm (19.7 / 29.5 / 39.4 in).

Bed length is the first decision. Ecoca prints the three lengths in a single cell, and the weight cell follows the same order: 4,000 / 4,900 / 5,500 kg (8,818 / 10,802 / 12,125 lb). The shortest machine is a chucker with a tailstock in reserve. The longest one turns shafts a metre long between the chuck and the hydraulic tailstock, both of which are standard accessories.

How does it sit against its neighbours? The MT-108 has the same chuck size and the same 380 mm (15.0 in) turning diameter, but 260 mm (10.2 in) of length and a 7.5/11 kW (10.1/14.8 hp) motor. The MT-210 is this machine with a 10 in (254 mm) chuck and 4,200 rpm. So the MT-208 is the pick for work that fits an 8 in chuck and benefits from spindle speed: smaller diameters, bar-sized parts, aluminium and brass.

The table lists HARD RAIL guideways. Ecoca notes that both square and linear guide ways can be provided in the MT-2 series, so say which you want when asking for a quotation. Swing over the bed is 545 mm (21.5 in) and over the cross slide 350 mm (13.8 in). Spindle bore, bar capacity and rapid rates are not in the table.