Using a wood lathe is brilliant IMHO! They are small, cheap, and readily available on the used market.
I’d love to see more detail on the rotary table + vise setup you have mounted in front of the lathe. Is it something like this?
https://www.amazon.com/BACHIN-Horizontal-Milling-Drilling-Machine/dp/B0CFZJS2GR/
Thanks!
-Jim G