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I would like to purchase a one handed cutting board similar to the one featured here: http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/09/07/single-hand-cook/ I have attempted to contact both the designer Gabrielle Meldaikyte and Yanko Design with no joy. This could be made from wood and should have great appeal for...

Dusty:

The motor notes that it is non-reversable, however that is not true.
I've attached a drawing with the switch to reverse the motor. I had our motors reversed by:
Ashby Electric
157 Lee Highway
P.O. Box 857
Verona, VA 24482
(540) 248-2885

Fred

I have had the motor successfully reversed for the $80.00 I was quoted. That included the reversing switch and wiring.

Any competent AC electrical shop should be able to do the job. I'm still awaiting a wiring schematic, although I'm not sure the shop will be forthcoming.

Fred

The motor is a model Number C55DDR-2015C. I contacted the motor manufacture - Emerson and they indicated that the motor was non-reversible, however I took the motor to a local shop and the owner indicated that it would not be a problem to reverse the motor. He qouted me $80.00 and will be setting up...

Thanks for all your replies and suggestions. 1. There is not enough room to mount another table or I'd consider that option. A down side of this is it would require 4 auxiliary tables to hold the units. 2. I can set up another machine, however that ties up two machines, one for clockwise rotating al...

Currently I have modified our Shopsmith's to serve as a Generator/Alternator Test Bench as well as a Magneto Test Bench. Has anyone looked into reversing the motor. Presently, I have just been removing the entire headstock assembly and reversing the unit to drive alternators, generators, and/or magn...