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Reversing a Midi Lathe?

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#1 ·
Does anyone know if there is a way of reversing a midi lathe? I'd like to be able to sand in both directions to deal with some reversing grain. Is there a reverse polarity switch or someting that could be used?

Thanks.
 
#5 ·
If it has a DC motor it can be reversed. All you have to do is swap the leads. To do it electrically you need a switch which I believe would be a double throw double pole but would have to make a sketch. You can do a google search and probably find the schematic for doing that. I think I've seen it.
If it's not a DC motor and wasn't designed to reverse then you can't do it with out changing the motor.