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A good way to make your sander variable speed is to use different areas of the disc.  It's spinning at lot faster at the outer edge and slower the closer you go to the shaft.  Same RPM but much different feet per second.

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6 hours ago, Moab said:

Three years too late on this subject.    Jim's tools are incredible!!!!!  The only change I'd like to see is to make the sander variable speed. I haven't checked recently if this has been done...Moab

It's an easy fix.

 

While the speed varies with the distance from the center of the disk, one way to get variable speed is to get one of those Harbor Freight "router speed controllers." They run around $25 and, of course, there's always HF's "20% off" coupons and so on. I know. It's sold by Horror Fright. Save the receipt. They'll take anything back if you have the receipt. (And won't if you don't... Don't ask me how I know this.) I have one and have found it handy for lots of small tools, especially my Unimat DL lathe.

 

Those cheap foot pedal speed controls sold for scroll saws and Fordom tools also serve the purpose well.

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Guys and gals; I double checked this with Jim. Because the sander used a  "capacitor start motor" you can't use a variable speed controller with the sander. Bummer...Moab

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