Quote Originally Posted by Ross77 View Post
Hi John
Dont now if the following will be of any help but here goes...

Is your lathe cnc and therfore the spindle speed is controlled by the main controler? If not then most people seem the favour the 3 phase motor anyway and just get a VFD. (varible freqency drive)

I got one off the bay for £50 ish. That way you can have varible speed but still have full power. Irving and John S helped me a lot on this. may be ask them, or wait and see if they chip in...:whistling:

Might be worth starting a new thread as more people will see it then.
Thanks Ross77 I have almost decided to go this route anyway it seems a lot less mucking about. Thanks for your help.
John Andrews:whistling: