First step is to figure out what size motor to mate it with. Since it is apparently for light duty, I am guessing something like a 1/4 hp at 1725 rpm with 4 step pulley pair to get spindle speeds of 563, 1380, 2156 and 3450 rpm for use with 1/4" dia HSS cutters. This should work for low carbon steel, aluminum, brass and bronze materials. I don't have any experience with a mill outside of doing some attempts on my 17" Delta drill press on plastic and aluminum which worked but not really good.