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Old 07-26-11, 10:25 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Xringer View Post
I have thinking about trying it on my drill-mill.

Xringer,

The box on top of your mill is the step-pulley speed control set-up. Something like this is what an induction motor needs for selecting different speeds. If you really want to control speeds continuously, you will need to either get a variable frequency drive (at which time it would be best to replace your existing motor with a 3-phase motor), or replace your motor with an appropriate DC motor and then get a DC speed controller that is compatible with that motor.

In any case, your router speed controller will not work with your existing setup...try it for yourself.

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