Karl Townsend wrote:

The only thing better than a 10EE is a 10EE with a DRO and VFD spindle. Very
nice additions.

The DC drive that comes with the 10EE is actually better than most (it
not all) VFDs. 3 or 5HP, 100:1 ratio, constant torque to the motor's
base speed and constant HP thereafter. 40-4000 RPM on the knob, 6:1
backgear down on the motor so the gear noise doesn't make it to the
spindle. Very hard to beat, and if it's one of the "Works in a Drawer"
tube drive you have the added bonus of things looking like Doctor
Frankenstein's laboratory while running (something about foot high
thyratrons glowing brightly...)

The Hardinge HVLH is a very nice lathe as well, but more lightly built
than the 10EE. Still, the 10EE has a very nice feel - I was able to
turn .0005" off the diameter of a shaft a friend brought over to make it
fit a bushing - it had to be turned because it was lobed and anything
else would have knocked down the low parts and not simply made it round.

I hesitate to mention this, but there are before and after shots he
http://www.kepler-eng.com I rebuilt this 10EE over a couple of years,
finishing early last year by having the bed regound and refitting the
saddle and cross slide.