"Ignoramus13673" wrote in message
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This lathe is advertised as 20 HP:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=300231171003

I do not doubt that the ad is true, but I have to wonder why any lathe
would need a 20 HP motor. I have hard times imagining how even a
fraction of that could be expended cutting metal with a single point
lathe bit.

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I worked at a shop years back that had a lathe with a motor that was rated
40 HP continuous duty, and 50 HP intermittent use. We would run it at the
full 50 HP fairly often. Physically it was not a very large machine, but it
sure would make chips!!
Greg