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Marvel #8 with 12 speeds!!!

PCFree50

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Oct 31, 2019
I got my "new" Marvel model #8 home and realized it has a gear-box built into the motor with four ratio speeds. I have heard of the two-speed motors and the single speed motors. I have never seen one of these 4 speed motors yet it isn't something added later as the placard listing the speeds of the machine has the 12 different speed options listed. Anyone seen this option before?
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That is nice. :cheers:
It is not a multi speed motor though, it is a 1 speed motor with an attached gearbox that needs to be shifted. Now if you swapped out the motor portion of that with a 2 speed motor you would have 24 speeds :eek: Minus any duplicate speeds. You have 2 ways to get 60 fpm, so technically its only 11 speeds ;)
 
That's very similar to a unit called a Lima Drive that was built in the 1940's? to convert lineshaft driven machine tools to on-machine motors. I have an old Bliss punch press with one of the Lima Drive units on it. Very handy.
It IS a Lima drive. Says so on the tag. They sold units new to manufacturers, as well as for aftermarket conversion.

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