On 23/11/2017 00:19, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
T i m wrote:
So, I was able to buy a new 1/2hp motor off eBay, a 5 speed pulley
with the right hole diameter for the new motor and a Woodruff key
broach to suit.

Does anyone ever use the different speeds on their pillar drill? Mine is
on the slowest possible - never felt the need for it to run any faster.

I use some but not all of the "gears" on mine. Usually when moving from
wood drilling where a higher speed is more useful, to something like
drilling cast iron or stainless (or wood but with a large diameter
cutter) where slower/more torque is more useful.


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Cheers,

John.

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