....So, I opened a business a year ago with my best friend of 12 years. It immediately took off, and we struggled to keep up ever since. We were about a month behind on manufacturing, both taking turns working 10 hour shifts, 6 days a week, on one manual lathe.
Then he committed suicide a few weeks ago.
Im desperate. Ive worked way too hard to let this business fail, but there's obviously no way I can continue to sustain with my current set up running the show on my own.
So i bought a Hyundai Hi-T18s. Full disclosure; it was a complete impulse buy. I didn't have time to do my homework before spending thousands of dollars, which made me pretty uncomfortable, but i didn't have much of a choice. I couldnt afford to pass up the deal. This was pretty much the only shot I had at staying in business, my 'hail mary' if you will.
Now i have a 10,000 lb, 20hp, 44kva, 3 phase powered machine in my residential 2 car garage. Im looking into VFD's for power. I dont know the first thing about CNC machines' power requirements, 3 phase electrical, etc. The most I've ever dealt with was installing a sub panel and a 220v single phase outlet for my 12x36 lathe.
Someone, please give me a rundown of what they would do next. Between the 14 hour shifts im working, and being overwhelmingly depressed about losing my partner & best friend, I'm starting to feel like i just cant wrap my head around any of this!
Im in way over my head! Please go easy on me, I know I should have thought this through!
Thanks everyone.
Then he committed suicide a few weeks ago.
Im desperate. Ive worked way too hard to let this business fail, but there's obviously no way I can continue to sustain with my current set up running the show on my own.
So i bought a Hyundai Hi-T18s. Full disclosure; it was a complete impulse buy. I didn't have time to do my homework before spending thousands of dollars, which made me pretty uncomfortable, but i didn't have much of a choice. I couldnt afford to pass up the deal. This was pretty much the only shot I had at staying in business, my 'hail mary' if you will.
Now i have a 10,000 lb, 20hp, 44kva, 3 phase powered machine in my residential 2 car garage. Im looking into VFD's for power. I dont know the first thing about CNC machines' power requirements, 3 phase electrical, etc. The most I've ever dealt with was installing a sub panel and a 220v single phase outlet for my 12x36 lathe.
Someone, please give me a rundown of what they would do next. Between the 14 hour shifts im working, and being overwhelmingly depressed about losing my partner & best friend, I'm starting to feel like i just cant wrap my head around any of this!
Im in way over my head! Please go easy on me, I know I should have thought this through!
Thanks everyone.