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looking beautiful Coop, that's going to be something you'll enjoy using (and looking at) for a very long time! Not sure about the motor. If you want to keep it original looking it would be worth rebuilding the one it had, but personally I'd put it aside and bolt on a sewing machine/ treadmill motor with controller (or 1/2hp 3ph + VFD if funds allow) for on the fly speed control. It isn't that hard to change speeds on my lathe and it only has 2 anyway, but it's still a hassle when you want to change from turning to facing or roughing to finishing. Either way, it'll be interesting to see what you come up with!