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About the 1 HP motor, remember that motor is going thru a gear box , those gears will help it to keep turning as well as any overhead line shaft which ran a whole shop. If it were direct to the lathe I'd say YUPP you need a ten HP to run the lathe. There's a couple of that style LATHES in the three to eight hundred range now near NJ . Even some nice mills, a Rockford for $350. I found a Nichols mill for $50.00 but I'm unable to go get them. Couple nice horizontal mills with the vertical head $900.00. .. Back to this lathe looks good in the picture I bet she turns out to not need very much to get her cutting chips. Wash down the head bearings if the old oil or sometimes grease . Plus it will flush out any debree . I almost had one about a year ago it was in central Jersey , but no room for it ..good luck I'm glad you saved her.