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Rob is the owner of the shop that rebuilds electric motors that is helping me out. He's sourced me a 3 phase motor and is giving me a vfd for free. I still got some measuring to do to see if the motor will fit, so far it looks like it will.

Update. Here's a picture of the motor plate. Rob said it would be best to get a 3 phase motor and vfd. He said he has a vfd he can give me for free from the shop. He also said the soft start I found online icm870 probably won't work. I sent him dimensions of where my motor is and he's gonna...

My other yard lights I replaced to led when those big bulbs burnt out and are either costly or hard to find. I was waiting for this last one to burn out to swap with an led but now that I turned it off, that won't happen. So I just need to swap it out.

Yes my cabin only has 65amp service and my power panel is behind kitchen cabinets. The previous owner when they renovated, they never moved the panel... its just frustrating. my one yard light kicks off when the fridge turns on in the night. I looked into both routes, 3 phase motor and a soft...

Thanks guys for all the replies, I'm gonna have to look into the 3 phase motor possibility. For the question about why I want to use the generator. My property only has a 65amp panel and its filled up. Maxed out and lights already dim when I use a circular saw, and have lots of lights on in...

Hey everyone, I have very horrible power service at my property. I have a 7000 whisper watt diesel generator that I thought could use on my lathe. The other night I plugged it in and the power light came on but the lathe would turn on and spin. So now I've been down tons of rabbit holes...

I noticed on my cross slide the dial always has a little drip of oil on it. So I was curious if I need to take it apart and replace an o ring or seal it. This is the top view, I'm assuming it should be full of oil since the cover is there to keep chips out.

That would be it! I'll have to watch some YouTube today and see what it's used for.

Thanks for the welcomes everyone. Little update. The lathe also came with a steady and follow rest, a 8" 4 jaw chuck, 6" 3 jaw is on it now. Also has a big plate roughly 10", not sure what it's called. Never used one before. Threw a dial indicator on tonight. Back lash is 2 thou and when you...

It seems to have very little use, and in good shape. I'm hoping to get a DRO and a QCTP for it. Just not sure what to buy or where to buy. The Amazon ones seem temping but not sure if they're worth the money. My back ground in machining is some courses at Nait.