Electrical gurus, reversing 110 volt motor?

[Olddaddy]

I have a spare drill press that I would like to use for tapping holes in my disc brake kits. Does anyone know how to reverse the spin of the motor on a 110 volt setup? Currently I run the tap in under power, and back it out by hand. If I could reverse it I could back the tap out under power instead of by hand, that would make my arthritis happier.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Charlie..first thing is if the motor is of the reversible style..if the wiring is not one that allows for it..you can flip the housing end to end...this should make your small ac motor run opposite.

[Don Coatney]

Charlie;

On a conventionally wound 110V motor if you swap leads 5 and 8 it will reverse direction. If you hook up a switch to swap these leads you should be able to reverse direction. Your drill press chuck may be directional and will not work in reverse. But you can easily swap to a chuck that will work either way.