thx for all the help guys , i did take it apart the 4th contact down looks like one side welded a bit , as this is a new to me lathe i sent the motor in to get checked and will work backwards from there, it wouldnt fire up when i plugged it in , the motor was just rockin a inch or so back and forth , the tech dept told me to manually push the contactor down with a stick a wood and then it blew the breaker . so ill start with the motor and go from there , thanks for all the comments to date , i have emailed all the companies above