Quote Originally Posted by gary_808 View Post
Being only 2 metre I'd be fine on 1.5mm but I over engineered it incase, 2.5mm 3 core artic flex, I run my 180 amp welder off a 40 metre version i made up at work on advice of electrical dept, with no issues on full whack so assumed I'd be ok.
Yes you will be ok. Often the machines I build for people or help people with end up in sheds or Car garages running from an extension cable reel from house and very few have any issues. This includes Vfd and dust extraction, lights everything.