With the 180v dc drive you will end up with about 2.5 hp.
I bought a 12"x30" used lathe that came with a 0.75 hp ac motor. Switched to a 2 hp ac motor and it worked great.
so unless your lathe is bigger a 2.5 hp motor should do.
Yes, I have downloaded the arduino software and while I am waiting for the arduino I am checking all the tutorials I can find
on the net. The ratio of my rotary table I have to find by counting the screw turns for 1 turn of the table because there are no
markings on it.
kf2qd, I am going to...