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Now for this next part, any of you electricians or people with OCD will want to look away. To power this machine, I wasn't able to run a new 220V circuit in my basement as my electrical box is almost maxed with my solar panels, car charger, and all my other hippie stuff. However, it just so happens that I have a 220V 60amp outlet in my kitchen for installing an electric stove. And it just so happens that I have a gas stove. And it just so happens that what ever numb-nuts electrician that wired this outlet drilled their first hole in the wrong place, so there's a random hole in the floor next to said outlet. And it just so happens that directly underneath this hole is the location that I wanted to put the mill. Its like it was meant to be!
Sometimes my genius even amazes myself.
After that, I flipped the breaker back on and its alive!
At this point I was rather tired and sick of working on this thing but I wanted to try making some chips before calling it quits. I don't have my hold down set yet, you know because of covid-19, so I drilled a hole in a piece of aluminum and bolted it to the table. About 1400rpms and a quick pass later, first chips!
I'll be back at it after work tomorrow. Next steps are to wire in a power switch so I don't have to use the breaker to turn it off and to make some hold downs for the vice.
Sometimes my genius even amazes myself.
After that, I flipped the breaker back on and its alive!
At this point I was rather tired and sick of working on this thing but I wanted to try making some chips before calling it quits. I don't have my hold down set yet, you know because of covid-19, so I drilled a hole in a piece of aluminum and bolted it to the table. About 1400rpms and a quick pass later, first chips!
I'll be back at it after work tomorrow. Next steps are to wire in a power switch so I don't have to use the breaker to turn it off and to make some hold downs for the vice.