Reversible switch for electric motor?

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I've got a bevel disk I've been meaning to set up for some time, but need to be able to wire the motor to run either direction. It's a farm duty Leeson 1 horse motor. I can hard wire it to run either direction, but I need some way to switch it, basically swapping a wire from each leg.

Anybody know of what kind of switch to get or where?

Thanks
 
If you google images of "reverse switch wiring" you can find dozens of examples.
Fwiw, I like the oldschool center off drumswitches for this sort of thing.
Either unplug or using other disconnect means locking out the machine.
 
Thanks, I"m not that good at electrical stuff. I'll check them out and see if I can get it to working.
 
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