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Is this lathe worth buying for constructing small engines.

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gipetto:
thanks all. i was of course referring to turning. there's a lot of friction with single point threading so i certainly wouldn't chance it.

crueby:
Ah - for single point threading, if you reverse the spindle to rewind, definitely retract the cutter or you can easily break an insert, especially the sintered metal ones. I thought you were talking about normal turning.

gipetto:
I know on a 240v supply that the house has, the max size of a motor is about 3hp. I have read that inrush current is 4 to 5 times larger than the working current of a motor and that one way for air compressors to get more power is to use two motors and two compressors on a single tank, staggering the turn on times.
Though i've never seen it, if i was to get a large lathe and didn't want to use a generator or pay for 3 phase hookup, could i use two motors to lower the inrush current and what would the max draw be, 6 hp perhaps? would one motor need to be clutched.

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