Building my last shop

[NCjeeper]

400 amp service. I can't get 3 phase so rotary phase converter will be making my 3 phase power.

 

[NCjeeper]

Electrical inspector just left. Rough passed and he just texted the power company to come hook me up!

 

[DavidR8]

Another big step, the arrival of the magic pixies!

 

[hman]

You should soon have the feeling of great power! Very happy to see you on the Home stretch."

 

[NCjeeper]

I drove the fork lift while the electrician hung and wired lights. We got 5 up. He temporarily wired up the extension cord from my house to the panel so we could turn on the lights. Probably be a couple of weeks before the power company shows up to connect my service.

 

[Janderso]

Sweet!
400 amps should do it.
You gonna have more than one machine running at a time?
You all by yourself or are you hiring?
Just curious
All this money you’re spending makes me nervous. I bet you’re feeling it.

 

[NCjeeper]

May have more than one machine running at a time like the shaper and a mill and the rotary phase converter, or the plasma and a compressor. Biggest thing was breaker space and the ability to expand.
Mainly it is just me. I have a buddy that would help me out on big projects if needed.
I saved up for it for 20 years so I had the money, just didnt think it was going to cost as much as it has.

 

[Larry$]

just didnt think it was going to cost as much as it has.

Story of my life! If it turns out you need more breaker space, just add sub panels.

 

[Papa Charlie]

May have more than one machine running at a time like the shaper and a mill and the rotary phase converter, or the plasma and a compressor. Biggest thing was breaker space and the ability to expand.
Mainly it is just me. I have a buddy that would help me out on big projects if needed.
I saved up for it for 20 years so I had the money, just didnt think it was going to cost as much as it has.

I had planned on my retirement shop some 15 years ago. At the time, mills, lathes, welders, grinders, etc used could be had pretty inexpensively. Same with the building materials. I can remember too often seeing equipment in shops listed as, "you haul it, it's yours". This was so common back then that I never thought that same equipment would be bringing the prices they do today. Very disheartening. Still, not going to give up on my dream, a lot harder since we were wiped out in 2008, but do what I can when I can after I retire.

Your shop is really taking shape. Have made a lot of notes to be incorporated into mine.

 

[NCjeeper]

It is crazy to see how much stuff costs these days. It goes up faster than peoples incomes which makes it worse.