I have a 12" older model Rockwell/Delta wood lathe. I'm fed-up with moving the belt on the step pulleys to change speed. Even at the lowest speed it is still too fast for drilling with a large bit and for a large out of balance bowl blank. I would like to upgrade to a variable speed motor, maybe about 1 hp, at a reasonable cost. Any ideas and/or recomendations would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dale