Hello Geoff,sorry about the delay in coming back to you. I sent you an email, and hopefully you have got it. Were you a radio ham earlier on in life? I have given up my radio comms, as I really only used it when I was in the forces, as it gave me a lot of flexibility, and I used to design and build big amplifiers.

I am right in the middle of getting a new 3 phase motor and controller for my old Myford ML7. I see you have a good selection of machines in your workshop, which gives you the ability to tackle some interesting constructions.