Ignoramus13673 wrote:
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.

I used a lathe similar to that once for turning the tyres of railway
locomotive wheels.

Best wishes,

Chris