I had to switch the lap top on couldnt see it on the mobile phone! no wonder they charge so much for a report now must take a fair few hours to do all that reporting
thank you that is exactly what happens I think the windings over heat then eventually trip the RCD/breaker.
I still want to progress with the lever move or even a foot pedal
even with a vfd it would still mean lots of stop starts of the motor when make repetative items. The stop starts are not good for the motor are they, or is it better with a vfd?
Yes removing the lathe from the cabinet is not going to happen.
with a VFD would I not need to stop the lathe to remove the part from the chuck though?
It saves the power tripping out with all the stop starts I was going before.
simple lever would work, it would mean turning the hole into more of a oblong though