Motor speed control

TreverT · Post by **TreverT** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:25 am

pipemanruss wrote:on the varic idea i dont know if i agree with that. the setup he has looks to work fine for him and it is a bit of a specialty tool in itsself. so would mr talbert realy need to spend the money to have various pullys made when he just needs only one speed anyways??

Yeah, the new pulley works fine - I really just need the one speed and am quite happy with the new-drive-pulley fix. I'm going to have another one made for our second drilling machine and call it a day. I really hate messing with stuff like this for any length of time - unpaid workshop work is the pits.

MEPerryng · Post by **MEPerryng** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 10:23 am

Hey... if it is working to your satisfaction, problem solved. But wow... I sit here thinking about how you could run the entire shop with a motor of that size. Also, with a motor of that vintage, make sure you keep it lubricated, since they didn't make sealed bearings back then. Does it have cups for oil over the bearings?

Matt