Generally speaking, lathes with Reeves drives are noisy, high maintenance, and best suited for spindle turning. The reason for being high maintenance is that the pulleys are die cast zinc which is not durable enough for variable pulleys. Some really old lathes with Reeves drives were much better because the pulleys were machined cast iron. However, those lathes were primarily designed for spindle turning (small swing, long bed, and high minimum speed) so they aren't the best choice if spindle turning isn't your main interest.
I think that you would be better served by either a lathe with 5 or 6 fixed speeds or one with electronic continuously variable speed.
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Lathe shopping - Reeves drive question
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