In article .com,
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inches dia. I can now turn. I have held out buying the outboard
toolrest thinking I may just may upgrade to a new lathe. Should I
upgrade this lathe with a DC motor for variable speed and outboard
toolrest or invest that money in a new and better lathe?

If you're generally happy with the thing, a VS motor will be an
improvement, and will cost a lot less than a new lathe. At present it's
more of a tossup than it used to be as to DC VS or 3-phase AC and a VFD.

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