Chesterman 369 height gauge

[Chris ParsonsParticipant @chrisparsons64193]

The motor on the mill (Sieg SX3) is the same as the one on my lathe (Sieg SC4) which are both 1000w brushless – they run off a standard ring main (13 amp plug – I am in the UK, 240v supply)

The ring main and lights are not on the same circuit, the sockets in the 'batcave' are on a 32 amp circuit breaker, and I have never had it trip (so far!) This is a standard circuit in the UK – the same type of socket you would plug your television into, nothing special. If you go for an industrial milling machine (like a Bridgeport) I believe these run off a 3 phase supply and have special supply requirements but I certainly do not have the space for something like this…

It's not very likely I'll have the mill and lathe working hard at the same time – but to put it in perspective an electric radiant heater is 2.5 KW (2,500 watt) and you can run these off a 13 amp socket apparently

All the cabling is up to spec (I studied electrical engineering in college many years ago)

I am more worried about hot metal chips going down my overalls

Be lucky

Chris

 

 

Edited By Chris Parsons on 05/08/2013 21:13:06

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