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Originally Posted by GregWeld
The problem for most "HOME" shops is that the REAL machines are 3 phase - and or can be industrial voltages. Then they require all manor of extra stuff to fire 'em up such as converters etc. Then the issue also becomes space as even the smaller industrial equipment is large -- and HEAVY.
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A friend's father is former Tool & Die Maker for General Motors. He has setup a small machine shop in his garage. He has a Bridgeport mill. Not sure on the brand of the lathe. Bridgeport's are heavy... There is posting on a guy putting a bridgeport in his basement.
I have seen Burr King in some home shops and a friends shop too. Never seen the Jet mill in a tool & die shop. There was an Enco mill in
this local steel company that I worked in the past. (25 years ago) That company had hired a former Tool Designer/Tool Maker that worked at Dayton Reliable Tool. (Ermal "Ernie" Fraze owned Dayton Reliable Tool, and his invention was developing the tooling for pop top cans)
Actually, back in the late 80's most of the machine work was done in Tool & Die shops. You really didn't need a mill or lathe at home. Bridgeport's can hold tight tolerance, but it depends on the machinist/tool maker skills. I had a temp Quality Control inspector job back in the early 90's, while I was going back to college for my Engineering degree. The other temp workers didn't know how to mic a part, so I had to stop production. The temp workers was off about .040", because of relying on the ratchet mechanism of the micrometer. The temp workers never was trained on how to accurately measure a part. They was tightening down the mic too tight.
http://bluechipmachineshop.com/bc_blog/?p=443
Here is post on moving a lathe into a basement...
http://www.hobby-machinist.com/showt...lk-in-basement
Here is one of the most popular methods for the wiring. Rotary Phase Converter.
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...-plans-101231/
Here is a small setup of mill and lathe in home shop. Found it on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeeutHA7n78