THANK YOU SO MUCH for the info guys! I will be using this motor for a mini lathe (Atlas 618). It usually uses an AC motor and the speed is varied by changing the belt to a different pully. I will experiment with the speed by changing the speed of the motor, AND the pullys. I'll use the pully that works best with the motor torque and speed.
Chucketn: Thank you. However, I have never heard of "freecycle". Also, I may need a pic. I'll let you know.
Rgray: Thank you. Great looking sander! Nice job. I plan to use the best pully/motor speed combo for my lathe.
Pacer: Thank you. I'm going to take that advice. I don't think I'll be driving the motor that hard. I think I will use an enclosure for chip protection.
Twstoezinger: Thank you. You are SO rite! I still have that tredmill, and use it
It was under warranty and the "fix it guy" brought a motor just in case. He changed the motor "just because" and let me keep the old motor. (Nothing was wrong with the motor. He adjusted something.) I'll look for that kind of controller.
I have one more question. I've read that a Harbor Freight router speed control would work. Is that true? If so, do I have to "mod" it?
Thanks again guys.......jj