Motor switch advice

[BillK]

Hi all
I've got a Coronet wood lathe/jointer/circ saw which arrived with a household lightswitch ... my other half's Dad got good use and the smoke seemed to stay in, but I'd like to put a better switch on. Do I need anything other than a basic switch like these?
link , link2

Them mentioning overload protection in the description just made me wonder, although the ol' lightswitch survived ok - I'm not good at electrics. It's a 1hp motor,
cheers
BIll

 

[Myfordman]

Depends if you want no volt release and overload protection? If so then you will need to spend around £30 at toolstation for a proper DOL starter and integral overload relay. Otherwise use the type you linked to.
Incidentally I use cropmaster a lot for switchgear and find him very good.

Bob

 

[BillK]

Cheers Bob, I didn't know what NVR and DOL was till now so that gave me things to read up on. Good to hear about cropmaster too,
Bill

 

[dickm]

Bill
If it's any use to you, I've got a 1 HP NVR switch that is either new or certainly hardly used. PM me if it's any interest.

 

[BillK]

Thanks ****, I just bought one from Axminster tonight, cheers for the thought,
Bill