WooHoo! I just bought a Series I with Boss 3 control! I can't wait to get it in the garage and start cleaning it up!
In the meantime, I have some burining questions:
1. Can I use a VFD to run the whole machine on single phase? Is a phase converter neccessary for that?
2. How much noise does a phase converter make?
3. Can I just convert the machine to single-phase by swapping the spindle motor? In other words, can the Boss 3 control run on single phase? It seems to make sense that it would run on only one leg of the 3 phase.
4. Where can I find suitable single-phase replacement spindle motors? Or would it be cheaper to run the spindle off a VFD. If the spindle motor is the only 3-phase component, then running it off a VFD would essentially convert the whole machine to 3 phase, no?
5. Can I move this thing with a pallet jack? They can load it onto the trailer with a forklift for me. How do I get it off the 18" high deck of the trailer and onto the Driveway? Once on the driveway (on the pallet jack) will it be easy to pull it uphill? The driveway slopes away at about a 1" per foot.
6. Does this machine have ballscrews or acme leadscrews? They were protected with a coiled steel shield so I couldn't see them directly.
7. How much (aproximately) would a ballscrew kit cost?
Any answers to those questions will help me enourmously! Thank you!