Additionally, a question: If I scrap them, I am sure that I will get
all boards and such and will try to sell them for replacement
parts. But, perhaps, inside EDM machines, there are some fun parts
that are specific to the EDM process, and are usable for other
projects or homemade EDM designs or whatnot?

For example, all welders have a current gauge with shunt and that is
always easily sellable. What about EDMs?

On 2013-11-09, Ignoramus26150 wrote:
I purchased a coupld of "Charmilles Eleroda 200" CNC EDM machines at
auction for an advantageous price.

Pictures of them are he

http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/HyperAMS/

They depict two machines, lots of pictures from the auction to wade
through.

Each weighs perhaps 2,500 lbs total.

I am trying to decide if I should scrap and part them out right away,
or try to market them as usable. If I scrap them, I get my shop space
and my money back right away and have the circulation system, EDM
parts and boards on shelves. They have electromagnetic chucks and a
lot of other useful stuff.

On the other hand, they seem to be too good to scrap and maybe there
would be a buyer. So. My question is, are they hopelessly obsolete?

i