Updating my mini-lathe

Looks good and I can smell the chili. Lee, I think you’ve out did yourself.
Tom

-- Thos. Angle

Alas, it was all for naught.

The motor is really old and the decrease in voltage does not transfer to a decrease in speed. It runs at it’s 1725 until there is not enough power to run it and then it quits.

Glad I only spent 5 bucks on the project.

the good thing is that the switch is in an easier place to reach and does not get covered up with lathe chips.

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Can you talk a little about the buffing wheels in the background? That looks cool. Does it work well?

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Works really well.

My group made three of them originally done to polish bottle stoppers.Cost came out to $30 apiece.

I don’t remember what company has a shorter version, which may work better because there is less distance for the wheels to wobble. With 5/8” allthread it doesn’t wobble much.
Anyway, the company (maybe PennState) sells their’s for $39.00 on a #2 Morse taper so if you don’t have a group that wants to buy stuff in quantity it may be the best bet.
The original is from Beall.

I also use it for buffing pens while the blanks are still on the mandrel.

It is really convenient.

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Lee,
I didn’t want to venture a guess until you had given ‘er a go, but I think that type of motor will not work with voltage regulators for variable speed. I quote from:

Fine Woodworking #64, Power Primer: Electric Motors in the Woodshop by Edward J. Cowern
“Motor types—Broadly speaking, two major types of motors are
commonly used by woodworkers: induction motors for stationary
power tools, and universal motors for portable tools. A third type,
the direct-current permanent-magnet motor, is becoming popular
for battery-operated cordless tools and in applications where
controlled speed is important.”
The router variable speed type switches only work with Universal type motors.
I hope the attribution will keep me out of trouble with the fine folks at Taunton Press

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Well, if I can just find a universal motor at a reasonable price…

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Wondering what ever happened with this guess the way you went was more fun

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever