Bob Bachynsky
04-28-2015, 9:51 AM
Hi all,
About nine months in to turning and really enjoying it. Quick question, is there a way to rig up an external speed control to a lathe? I bought the excelsior mini lathe at rockler wanting to try before committing the big bucks. I really enjoy the lathe and it works well for what I'm doing. I'm sure in a few years I'll upgrade if I stick with it but for now the only real headache is the speed adjust by moving the belt around. I've seen youtube vids of folks that have what look like after market boxes where they can control the speed. Are those available and if so what do I search for? I had an old router controller and while it did do some control it wasn't consistent.
Thanks and great forum, I've learned a lot reading through these threads!
Bob
About nine months in to turning and really enjoying it. Quick question, is there a way to rig up an external speed control to a lathe? I bought the excelsior mini lathe at rockler wanting to try before committing the big bucks. I really enjoy the lathe and it works well for what I'm doing. I'm sure in a few years I'll upgrade if I stick with it but for now the only real headache is the speed adjust by moving the belt around. I've seen youtube vids of folks that have what look like after market boxes where they can control the speed. Are those available and if so what do I search for? I had an old router controller and while it did do some control it wasn't consistent.
Thanks and great forum, I've learned a lot reading through these threads!
Bob