Well, the big white truck rolled up and dropped off a box with a Jet Mini lathe VS about 3 weeks earlier than scheduled.
I unboxed, admired, set it up in the garage, plugged it in where I normally plug in my Ridgid 3650 tablesaw, hit the switch and "POP", threw the breaker. Scratched my head, plugged into a different receptacle and "POP" again. Still befuddled, I plugged it in outside.. you guessed it, "POP" again. Next, after some colorful language, I lugged it into the house, plugged it in and.......purred like a kitten.
All the garage circuits are GFCI's. The one in the house where it actually spun round and round is not. Do these things not like GFCI's????? Am I going to have to wire in another circuit to use this puppy? The tablesaw, router, scrollsaw, drill press, etc.... have no problems in the garage. Just the new baby lathe. Any thoughts????? And turning in the living room is, unfortunately, not going to be an option!
I'm still waiting for a starter tool set from Harbor Freight and a grinder/jig from Woodcraft. I'll probably find something suitable, and safe, to use til they show up. Will post a picture or two once I solve this electrical "issue" and actually butcher something into a contorted round shape......
So, any thoughts/idea's/input would be appreciated. Thanks.