The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

I understand what you're saying. That's what I assumed. Thanks!

Thanks for the info. If I'm feeding it with AC then there must be some steps I'm missing. I appreciate the help.

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Hi, I have some parts of unknown origin that I was hoping to get some advice on. The good news is that my lathe will move my cutter head as a turntable spins. The other good news is that I am getting a decent reading on my cutting head using my ohm meter (3.7 ohms with nothing hooked up). I also hav...