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Thanks for the info! Yes, there’s a wiring diagram in the manual but it isn’t a schematic unfortunately. I’d really like to find out some specs on the motor but there isn’t a tag on the motor and nothing in the manual.

I’ll look into that. I’d like to try and keep it like looking original-ish if possible but I may not be able to

Hi everyone, I have a Montgomery Ward THS 2437 Drill Press and need the speed control potentiometer/rheostat OR a modern solution to controlling the speed of the DC motor. The current potentiometer is stamped TKR9 1377225 and I believe it's a 220K ohm pot. There are some old threads about this...