On 2/2/2021 10:20 AM, Bob La Londe wrote:
My bigger import lathe is not bad.Â* I can dial stuff in by hand to about
3 tenths.Â* The problem is under power the indicator needle turns into a
blur about 1.5-2 thousandths wide.Â* For 99% of what I do that is fine,
but that other 1% is growing.Â* Is the only answer to install a 3 phase
motor?Â* I'm not completely against it, but its a bit of a job to move
the lathe, swap the motor, and reconfigure the controls.Â* Not something
I can do in an afternoon.


Are sure the problem is the motor and not the gears driving the spindle?
Paul