[Newbie] Baldor 90v -v 5a 1/2 Hp Motor

PeteS

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My old Delta drill press runs very fast even with it V-belted all the way down. A friend gave me this DC motor.
Please suggest a motor controller. It would be great to have slower and continuous speed control for large drills. I know about PWM motor speed control but I have no practical knowledge in this area.
The present motor is a one phase 1/2 hp 1725 RPM type with 1/2 inch shaft. The other issue will be reducing the 5/8 inch shaft on the Baldor to be compatible with the 1/2 inch V-belt pulleys. Any ideas for that would also be appreciated. I have a HF mini-lathe so I can make some kind of adapter. I don't think I can open up the pulley to 5/8ths. Maybe there are V pulleys available for 5/8th shafts.
Hope this question is in the proper thread.
Thanks and Best Regards,
Pete
 
Hi Pete, you don't have enough meat to bore out the pulleys instead of messing with the motor shaft.
 
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