Regardless as to whether or not this may be practical, I would like some opinions regarding the size of a servo drive to power the lead screw, which would likely be converted to a ball screw.
I started out looking for a gear box for this old lathe, but the cost projections started looking like a conversion might at least be more interesting, if not practical.
While it may be unusual this could be just a single axis system, keeping the cross-feed and compound intact, and adding the other axis later.
thanks
paul