On Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:17:09 -0800, Electric Comet
wrote:

On Fri, 19 Jan 2018 16:06:09 -0500
Bill wrote:

Can you tell from the photo whether this lathe is 3-phase? I am
guessing yes, but I'm not sure.

best ask the seller

basing your buying decision on the answers here and you could
experience extreme buyer remorse

Check the power plug.