Tom: Thanks a lot for the advice you gave me on the phone. You've put all my fears to rest and I'm now quite confident i'd be able to get this bridgeport mill up and running quite quickly.
Once again, my appologies for phoning so late and keeping you from your dinner! I assumed it would be a work number and that no one would answer if it was out of office hours. - I'll check the timezone differences more carefully next time
The only thing now is to find somehwere to put this beast. at 2m x 2m x 2.5m @ 2500kg it sure isnt going to fit in my current workshop. Probably will have to speak nicely with some local farmers for some barn space. Either that or it will be a case of dropping the thing in my back yard, and quite litrally building a shed arround it , with just enough room for a pc and an operator
