Hello. I just got this partial sander. It needs a motor.
I have a few beginner questions.
I want to set this up with variable speed, and to run off the 120V of my mains power.
I have a few variacs, my biggest one can do 5 amperes, but I have several that do 1.5 or 3 amperes.
What type of motor am I looking for, that will allow me to have variable speed, by giving it 0-120 VAC (maybe a bit more because of overwindings)
I don't need it to run in reverse.
I would be sanding both wood and metal on the disk sander, so I would like to not sacrifice the torque i might need.
Am I looking for trouble, given my limited knowledge?
What other things may I need asides from the motor, and the variac? and some wire?
Thanks for reading!