Seller was miffed as I had made sure I'd paid him 'carriage inclusive of insurance'.
Let me guess, he thought he'd been clever by taking the 'insurance' money & not buying insurance from the courier, thus losing out?
Anyway.... I am mightily impressed at your perseverance with this Goliath of a machine - and at the progress you've made so far. Surely it can't be long now before the sleeping giant awakes...
I have to admit, it's stories like yours that make me worry about buying big 2nd hand industrial kit, the wiring in my comparatively titchy Bridgeport looks like 2 wires a battery & a bulb next to your behemoth.
Still, every morning & evening I dip into the threads, hoping that today is the "Eureka!" day & that you've made some chips.... but also hoping that it's not, but that some new hurdle has been overcome & the saga has at least one more episode in it yet.
Watching with fingers crossed!