PSI Woodworking TCLVSKIT2 Variable Speed Lathe Conversion Kit

I replaced standard motor on my excelsior lathe With this variable speed motor. Installation was seamless. So far is working great.

It works very well and is built good, I used it to power my planer indeed rollers and it does a beautiful job.

Fit my jet 1015 perfectly. Easy swap out and was 3/4hp not the original 1/2hp. Smooth operating. Clear instructions made it easy to swap out.

I got this after the mechanical variable speed drive on my lathe broke and replacement parts proved impossible to obtain. The speed control works nicely and the motor is quiet. However, it lacks torque, particularly at low speed. It is well-suited for small diameter turning such as pens, but stalls easily if you try anything beyond maybe 3” radius. I do enough of that and larger that I ended up reworking the lathe to a VFD and 220V 2HP three-phase motor, which has WAY more torque.

Only motor/controller like this on the market. Works well. Good price. I used it on an older small metal lathe . Had been looking for a long time before I found this unit,

I installed the kit on my Rikon 70-105 Lathe. I had to redrill the holes on the original faceplate to get to fit. After redrilling the motor fit to the lathe with no problems. I too think there should be some consideration for a better place to mount the controller to the lathe. The original motor was a 1/2 hp motor and the new motor is 3/4 hp. However, the new motor seems to bog down when turning and especially when using Forster bits. Otherwise it does allow me to use the lathe without changing belt positions which is what I was looking for. But would be nice to have more power.

I didn't read the directions and I had it installed in under 30 minutes. I also installed a digital tachometer, and on the lowest pulley speed, I am getting a range of 480-1900RPM. I can't see needing to change the belt for speed adjustments at all.

It was easy to install and work great