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Woodfast Upgrade

I have one of the original WoodFast lathes. Recently I traveled and worked with several woodturners in the Pacific Northwest and in my travels I came across two different Variable Speed versions of my same belt drive motor. One had a large digital controller, the other a simple spped control knob. Both lathes performed well but neither owner could remember where they purchased their kit. Obviously I'd have to replace the motor as mine runs on 110VAC but it performs well. Where can I get a simple, reliable varialble speed kit that won't break the bank for this lathe?

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sifugreg
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Chuck Woodruff used to advertise in the AAW American Woodturner and sell surplus VFDs and motors but I didn't see him at Louisville and it seems he no longer advertises either. You can try snipped-for-privacy@gte.com and see if he is still around.

The 110 volts for your motor is not the problem, btw, -- VFDs run with a

3 phase motor which yours is not.

Bill Noble (william_b snipped-for-privacy@msn.com) frequently has surplus controllers as well.

Where you buy this and for how much money will depend to some extent on how much help you need getting it up and running. Another factor concerning the motor is what mounting system you need for your machine.

BTW, the machine with only the simple speed control knob -- it had a controller, you just didn't see it. Also remember that reversing direction is very useful and all controllers support that.

Bill

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Bill Rubenstein

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