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Thanks I am pretty excited I was already reading the directions it don't appear to be that hard to set up. Still prolly will be a while before I have time to install it and test it out. Did you end up running any remote buttons off your vfd or you just controlling it from the vfd it's self

Well one step closer to getting the mill up and running. I ordered a VFD like a week ago and it showed up today. I ended up going with a 700 series mitsubishi It is rated to run a 3hp motor Thing seems to be well built just from looking and holding it. Half of the thing is heat sink so...

That's I good idea I will prolly do something like that.

Good eye the pump is a dayton (Grainger) brand 4000 psi and 4 gpm I had it running off of a 10hp engine but it's supposed have like a minimum of 18hp if I remember right so I plan on make ing like a front pto shaft and running it off of this 1998 Toro wheel horse 520lxi with out the metal on...

Thanks now if I could just get alittle more time to be out in the gagrage lol

Sounds like the vfd is the way to go Thanks

That makes sense wasn't sure how that worked

Thanks he liked to watch me walk around Here is my daughter she likes to help out to she helped me rebuild a 1998 Toro wheel horse 520Lxi I like watching your youtube videos by the way

Wow that is cheap. Can you still use the switch on the mill for forward and reverse or do you have to use the vfd to changes directions and for on and off One more question what size breaker did you put it on Thanks

Making alittle progress on rearranging the shop lots to do still Had my 3 month old son helping me today to Thinking about moving the lathe to the corner where the sandblaster is but I don't know Still have alot of stuff to move but starting to take shape Prolly going to go with a vdf...

Yeah that trailer sure makes it easy to unload and I thought it was pretty cheap was like $80.00 after taxes for the while weekend. Well I paid more than I wanted to as I kinda spent my wiring budget on the mill but I didn't think I would find one like this again so I ended up paying $6500.00...

Funny you say that I was actually 2nd guessing my corner location. Although I do have it far enough out of the corner to walk behind it left enough room to maybe put a little fixture corner shelf in place behind it.

Maybe someday I would make parts for them all of the stuff on the top shelf you can kinda see in the picture are display now days mostly from when I was a kid. Have a few RC10GT's, Sandmaster MK 2, OFNA monster blazer, few tonka toys and some electric cars. My ultimate goal is to make those...

Thanks I am pretty excited finding something this clean waited along time to find a mill this nice. Still need to figure out my 3 phase power but that shouldn't be to serious

The guy I bought it from was a cool old guy I thought he said he was 82. Turns out he spent his career specializing in rebuilding bridgeports and he recently rebuild the mill i bought. I lucked out for sure. Then spindle was all rebuilt new bearings belt and what not, new x and y lead...