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Just remember one thing, it’s called electric power. There are a lot of lathes out there that use 230 volt three phase power; this can be over come with the use of a converter. If you buy a lathe, mill or any power equipment check the warranty before you make the purchase, some new tool warranties do not allow the use of a three phase converter. There are new and used lathes out there that use 110-220 volt power, most homes have 220 volt single phase electric service. Now I know some are scratching their heads wondering what I’m talking about, most homes have 220 volt electric single phase service, but there are some older homes that still have the original 60 Amp 110 volt Rural Electric Service, if you live in an old home like that either buy only 110 volt equipment or upgrade your electrical service. There is one curse to buying machine tools, that’s keeping your better half from finding out about the cost of the little extra’s like cutters and boring bars, if your single your ok, if not, don’t worry you soon will be. (Just kidding) The bottom line is you will want some extra cutters and tooling so don’t spend all of your money at one time. The next big ticket item will be a milling machine. This is the one item where a Mini Mill or Mill/Drill is suitable. If you have the money buy a Knee Mill or larger Bridgeport style mill, but a $500.00 Mini Mill can do the job. If you do go with the Mini Mill, it is an absolute must that you buy one that uses R8 tooling. The mill used for the receiver built in this book is a Mill/Drill. There are many Mill/Drills on the market, buy one that uses R8 tooling and has at least an 8x28 table. There are some Mill/Drills on the market that have direct powered heads, if you buy one of these mills buy the one that has a minimum of 1970 RPMs. To build the receiver, we will use the Mill/Drill as a surface grinder to make the broaches needed to cut the raceways, so don’t fudge on RPMs. To grind the broaches