Well, wouldnt that you off. Luckily i caught the fire before it spread too far.
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Ive temporarily put the 3hp, 3phase motor that came out of the machine back on, with a vfd (all borrowed off my lathe) so i can finish off porting my cylinder head.
Still deciding what to do longer term, but it sure as hell wont be getting another Chinese motor on it. Im so sick of Chinese crap.
Otherwise the machine has been running well and i bloody love it. i got the door back on the electrical cabinet and managed to run the mill on our recent 40+ degree days without any overheating issues (apart from operator overheating!). Im still stoked that i fit all the electronics in that little cabinet, it all looks very neat and has only 2 cables coming out (power & usb).