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I have a converter to run my mill and lathe. It uses a capacitor and relay to start a idler motor in single phase, then you take the third phase from the motor and use that as the third phase for your equipment.

My lathe is a little too big for the system I have but it works. I use the same converter to feed both, but only one at a time.