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Yep, if nothing else, the riggers on site will bid on it for scrap value, at least that's what they do around me. Pretty easy money for them, since they already have all the equipment there and...

Got it fired up! There were two tie bars there, just had to loosen the screws, and swing them into place. Spindle is quiet, and power feed works in all 3 directions. Thanks for all the help, I...

Thanks,for now, I'll just move those jumpers around to set it to low voltage. That way I can at least function test the machine, and see how it works. If there aren't 2 jumpers on the transformer,...

I wouldn't be so sure on no one beating you. I've sweated a few like that myself, but in the end, someone outbid me. Some people don't bother to read the fine print about the dynamic close, and...

Thank you so much! This is extremely helpful, and I can definitely handle it. The gray contactor/starter in the middle is definitely not original to the machine, but everything else appears to be...

Yeah, I agree with this, especially since its relatively close. Look for riggers, and also check with towing and recovery services. Lots of them are familiar with and move machines all the time, so...

If you mean the brown rectangular thing, here are the right and left side. First pic is the left side, second pic is the right side.

I just spent a good bit of time trying to figure something similar out, for a machine that weight about the same. I don't think you can get away from paying the $500 to get it loaded by the auction...

Yeah, that's pretty close. Here is my panel. Not sure why its so small, but second one is a bit bigger.

Yep, you are exactly correct. My biggest concern with rewiring my mill controls is I really don't have a lot of experience with control circuits and that type of thing, and the wiring isn't all that...

Planning on getting something like this. Will take 240 from my 3 phase panel through this, and feed the machine.
3 kVA-75 kVA 3 Phase Transformers: 480-240-Volt | NAPCco

Thanks, right now, I'm looking to see if I can find a transformer fairly cheap, and use that to test the machine out. If I can't find one, I'll start looking at what you mentioned. The wiring...

I recently purchased a series 2 bridgeport at an auction. It had a label on the panel that it was 480v, and I confirmed the wiring in the spindle motor was wired up for high voltage. I do not have...

Thanks everyone for the information, and hopefully I'll be able to use it in the future. Unfortunately, the price went higher than I could justify, so no VMC for me yet. But I did get a 6x18 fully...

Thanks for the replies everyone, if I end up with it, I'm sure I'll try a few of these methods, and will not be in any hurry at all. Will definitely sweep the floor multiple times prior/during the...

Thanks for the feedback. Trailer I'm looking at is power tilt, and rated for 11 or 12k payload. Agreed it wouldn't be a good place to learn how to use skates, so hope to use riggers.

Yeah, unfortunately this is a bit outside of the walk behinds I've seen, or too close for comfort. So here is my total plan, and based on the recommendations for more affordable skates, I might be...

Thanks! The machine I'm looking at is 8,500 pounds, so a bit lighter than your brake. Not sure if I'll have an anchor point to pull from though when moving into my shop. Worst case, I could drill...

Thanks, I've thought about that as well. I had only really seen the big Hillman skates for sale before, and those were well out of my budget (and way bigger than I need). However, I see these on...

Yeah, up until this point the heaviest stuff I've had to move is 4,000lbs, which can be handled easily with my pallet jacks. Guess if I'm going to get into bigger machinery, I better upgrade my...

I am looking for a VMC for my home shop, and am trying to figure out how to move it whenever I get one. One model I'm looking at is the Fadal 3016, so figure something around that size and weight...

Yeah, I might be out of luck, thanks for the info!

Couldn't find that model on their site, and like I said I emailed them a week or two ago, and no response.

Of course, shortly after posting I find some stuff that makes me think they are CDE inserts, right hand, and I'm guessing 322 for the smaller ones, and 422 for the bigger.

I got an Ingersoll Rand max-i-cut 2" indexable endmill at an auction with a bunch of other stuff I wanted, but several of the inserts are chipped. I've searched and found nothing, and emailed...