"David Billington" wrote in message
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Michael A. Terrell wrote:

How hard would it be to modify it to use a stepper or servo drive?

The last lathe I used was a worn out navy surplus lathe in high
school.

Why?

The power longitudinal and cross feeds, if it has them, should still be good
enough to rough-turn stock close enough. If it's worn you may have to
manually finish diameters to measured size in short sections anyway.

jsw