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    for those who followed my car accident

    Glad to hear that you are recovering and getting close to the end. I would have a Toyota truck if they made something that could pull my trailer.
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    Boring Head Conversion

    On my machine the drawbar is threaded at the top with a nut. I can adjust the drawbar to fit CAT40 and 40NMTB. No need for adapters.
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    RPC and Mill Pictures

    I guess I should have been clearer on this. The tracer is a 2HP motor and the coolant motor is a small fractional HP motor. I start the tracer first and the coolant afterwards so the VFD never really notices that there are two motors there. I checked with the supplier about what I was planning...
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    RPC and Mill Pictures

    Agreed that for 5 HP motors and larger as well as where multiple voltages the RPC is probably the cheapest way to go. Also if you built the RPC yourself then it is also going to be cheaper and easier to repair when something fails. If you are running smaller machines where the motors can be...
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    RPC and Mill Pictures

    It is actually 380V that I am running, I just used the 440V as that is what most people recognize. The motor housing on the mill is fitted to the mill and I would have had to get it rewound to work on 220.
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    Tool Work holding with a magnetic chuck

    Thanks for posting, very interesting!
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    RPC and Mill Pictures

    Thanks, I would have gone the VFD route if I didn't need 440V in the shop. I have actually fine tuned the voltage on RPC and it is less then 5% when the mill is running.
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    On, off switch

    The lathe looks great!!
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    Dabblings

    That is great!! Sometimes patience (with me it is procratination) pays off. Glad to hear that you have gotten the faceplate mounted and usable.
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    Shop Computer Workspace with Woodshop?

    I'm not sure how effective that would be on solid wood products, for MDF and similar products it might help with the cleanup. I think you might have to put a nozzle on it to focus on the area at the drill bit.
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