Yes, I suppose the 2" pulley was too big (compared to the 1/2" pulley that was on it originally!).
Hmm, now a treadmill motor might be the ticket. A little googling came up with this site documenting a treadmill motor installed on a metal lathe http://www.cnccookbook.com/MTLatheDCMotor.htm
Another motor reversing attempt
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So, a speed controller like this would work for a permanent magnet DC motor off a treadmill?
http://www.amazon.com/Speed-Bully-Motor ... controller
http://www.amazon.com/Speed-Bully-Motor ... controller
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No, you would need a Pulse width modulator (PWM) circuit for permanent magnet DC motors. I guess you could rectify the output of that router speed control to get something like DC again. It's confusing with high voltage DC motors as they run on 90V or 180V. Many treadmills run lower voltage either 24 or 48V -much cheaper to work with especially if you can salvage the speed controller right out of the treadmill rather than buying the motor alone.