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so we were trying to figure out where we are going to put this new piece of equipment, my first thought was to use the welding table

but since I keep hitting my head, we decided to fix that and move the down pipe to horizontal

but after much discussion with several people we decided to put it in the original planned spot, now it is time to cut down the work bench, we took down the dividers and the top boards

and cut the top at 6 feet

we removed the boards

and cut out the face plate

we cut to height all the supports

and used a mix of 2x6's and 8's to make a new bench top and cut back the dust collector system, we also added a side support to the shelving that was staying.

we threw in some shelving and we are ready to go

at this point Phil came down and asked what's going on, I told him I was getting a milling machine and was redoing the bench to accommodate it.

So we talked about the machine and I was talking about the different models and functions and I mentioned how I would really like the elite, but it needs 220 and our panel is pretty much tapped out, I could run a cord to the welder outlet but I really don't want to do that.

He replied Kyle, you already have a spare 220, your generator hook up which you are not using, we can just put a exterior box and conduit and run it outside the wall.

I really wished he hadn't told me that.

Either way, we need to move 800 pounds vertically so I picked up a trolley and chain hoist last night at harbor freight

tomorrow I have to pick up a 4 inch I beam to run across the ceiling

this has been a point of discussion for the last couple days, I want to drill and screw, the other side says just bracing the ends and blocking it from torquing will be sufficient, I am not sure what direction we are going right now

they run parallel, so we would have to do some blocking. I was thinking about a engine hoist as well but I don't think we have enough room for the legs