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Thanks to all for bearing with me, I can now see a little of the proverbial light.

After several hours spent studying the wiring diagram and probing in the cabinet, I now understand how to supply...

So, for the electronically illiterate here, if I want to use the machine in it's stock condition, with no 3 ph power available, am I better off to buy a rotary converter?

After reading so many...

Here's the story:

I bought the machine back in July and have not powered it up til today. Less than 2 minutes into the initial power up I smelled the funky, fried electrical, smell.
Shut off main...

Ah yes WW, I read that post of yours. You make it sound like the electrical was the difficult part?

How was the mechanical conversion, any chance you took pics of that portion?

Thanks,

Could you PM some pics of what you have and what you might have to have for it?

Howdy All,

I've been lurking here for quite a while and have finally bought a machine for use in my garage and a little side gig working with high school kids and their robotics club projects.
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Michael,
Although IH/Charter Oak has changed hands and Tommy is no longer an owner, he is still involved as the shop foreman.

Anyhow, I've since changed directions, totally.
Came across a...

Well, the BF would be brand new with a $3700+shipping price tag.

Most of the longer ( 23 - 26") pieces that I want to do at the moment would involve mainly profiling so the tippy long table isn't...

CH,
You have a point there, as far as machine quality, but the both Tormach machines are smaller than I would prefer let alone there would be about a $3500 gap to fill to step up to the 1100.
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Howdy Gang,

Waddell here, longtime lurker, first time poster.

Looking to pull the trigger on a benchtop machine that will be cnc'd. I have a couple parts that I want to, medium quantity, mass...

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