Well, I finally started my shop.
 

1364square feet (only 1080 is shop) in a complex in burlington. i don't have much, but will be getting a small lathe, some drill presses and tooling this weekend... will also be getting a real bandsaw and air compressor and some more damn outlets in the next week probably. hopefully within the first year i will have a cnc, the limiting factor though is going to be the small door for it to fit thru so it will have to be quite small.

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Looks like a great start! I heard hotrex is looking for a welder in case you need a partner :7

Don't let your door be the limiting factor for your CNC mill! Let only your wallet limit that, and get a bigger door :6

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Damn that's pretty nice. Just don't go out Hotrex style Aaron. lol.

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for real....iv nockd wals down to get a couch in before...... id definatly wouldnt let a door be the limithing factor on you cnc

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nice, how much u pay for the space?

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Just to think...it all runs off of one 120v strip oultet, a inverter and a car battery.

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30 amps worth of 575v 3 phase. ;) the mill only draws 2.5 amps so i shouldn't outgrow it any time soon.

i have a 2 year lease, i'd move before i install a bigger door... if one of the other units with a larger door becomes available it might be an option... the other crappy thing is dock loading. i'd probably start with a smaller cnc anyhow (30x16 range).

i don't plan on doing car related stuff for the most part. i plan on using my background as a tool and die maker to keep myself busy with general maching/ fabrication and hopefully some light tooling repair stuff. the car stuff will just be filler work for when things are slow.

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Burlington, VT?

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When's the meet? lol .

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Congrats and good luck man :6