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Subject:
Re: Variable Speed??
Response To:
Variable Speed?? ()

John K Jordan
>>>So I guess I would need a DC motor and a speed controller?

To do it right you need a 3-phase AC motor that will physically fit the lathe and a VFD which converts single phase AC to 3-phase. Or far easier, buy a different lathe that has already has variable speed.

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