I started with the Taig motor on my Taig Lathe and Grew to hate it, it was way too big ans I couldn't regulate the speed. so what I did was watch ePAY for an old Watchmakers lathe motor
Best part is it ended up costing my $10 with shipping
, I've since moved it on to a custom tool that runs 5-6 / day for the last 2 years with only changing brushes. if you get one with the knee peddle even better you can control speed like a sewing machine
OBTW Dayton sewing machine motors work great to! plus you can use an old sewing machine peddle with it to control it