On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:18:41 -0500, "Snag"
wrote:

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Yup, the one I'm looking at is very similar to that ZX45 machine . Bigger
motor and some other minor differences , and the price is a bit better at
Lathemaster . I looked at the round column mills a few months ago , and am
convinced that the loss of register when you move the head up or down was
going to be a problem - for my uses. Might not be an issue with you.

For the kind of stuff I might be doing I think I can deal
with it. I suspect a lot of my "doodling" would be more
eyeballing, rather than .001 inch stuff


I'd really rather have that Van Norman #1 I looked at a few months ago , but
it's apparently 460/3 only and I can't get that (at any kind of reasonable
price) out where the machine is going to end up . 220/1 or 220/3 vfd or
rpcis not a problem though.

I could be wrong, but I think you could run that machine
with a 220 vfd to a 220-440/3phase transformer to the
machine. I guess it depends on whether it has other power
draws on it like a coolant pump, electronics... You maybe
able to go 220-440 and then vfd too. I vaguely remember you
mentioning this machine, but not the details concerning
HP/amps/electronics and stuff. Iggy would know more about
the ~440 volt vfd prices and single to 3-phase stuff.

Not sure how you placed me on the coast , I'm about 3 miles east of the
Big Muddy in Memphis.

I'm probably thinking of "Snarl" then, I get some of you
guys confused It looks like you would be about the same
distance from three different Wholesale Tool stores. Too far
away to be convenient for just looking/picking one up
directly.

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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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