hi

Are you sure your Z axis is hydraulic? My machine has an air ram to counter balance the spindle and the auxiliary drilling heads have pneumatic plunge.
yes, mins the same i think.

you would indeed be better off taking advantage of the super strong build qualityof your machine mechanically and completely configure the electronics to suit single phase
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i need to cost that option.

I am glad to hear that you have good neighbours, moving that machine to the flat at the bottom of your site must have been quite difficult. G.
Will post photos when finnished. we had to achive a minumum cross section of 148 cm to get the part down the ally. and the ally floor is badley uneven.... it made it by less then 20mm, and we had to get it 40mters down the ally, then we cut a 5 mtr Ibeem into the side of the workshop, and slotted the machine in the 4500cm hole.

2 jacks, 2 pullys, 6 friends, 2-3 neighbours, lots of wood, and volumes of tea, Yorkshire tea made with lincolnshire water. PURE MANS FUEL.