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Thanks everyone, I'm learning. I understand the most basic things about electricity and electronics, but breakers and wire gauges seem to escape me, lol.
I guess I think of breakers as being much the same as fuses. Thinking about it, fuses are there to protect the wiring, to prevent melt downs (and potential fires). So, if the milling machine I'm planning to buy specifies 240V and 9A full load current, as long as I don't have a <9A circuit breaker, just buy the correct plug for the 50A outlet on the wall, connect it to the wire from the machine, and start playing.
That's an easy solution.
Correct as above, this is another thing I like about this place. You can discuss electricity (which most of our machines need to function) and people with experience will respond. Any possible bad advice will be pointed out almost immediately thus keeping you safe unless you do something silly. Electricity is dangerous, but like anything dangerous it's better to have knowledge than be in the dark....
John