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It is possible to remove the on and off buttons and the potentiometer, with the original cables and remount them in small plastic box.
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I would leave them where they are and buy some new ones. Selling the lathe on at a later date with holes in the control box could put buyers off. A few swiches shouldn’t cost too much.

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I fitted a remote control box to a CL3 variable speed lathe but I am reluctant to provide details as I know Record Power used a variety of inverters in their control box. The one I did used an WEG CFW inverter.
If you remove the existing switches you will have some holes through which you can feed your remote control cable, so there are no additional holes in the box. Plus you can copy the wiring exactly, without having to work out which lead does what. Then just cover the holes with duct tape  to prevent anything getting in to the inverter. Remember that has three phase voltages and needs to be treated with the greatest respect.
As far as I can remember you cannot wire additional switches in parallel with the existing ones as some are NC (normally closed) and others NO(normally open) so one would prevent the other working.

Bill21:
I’d still leave the original switches in place and just disconnect them if needed. A new hole in the back of the case with a proper grommet would be a far more professional looking job than duct tape over old holes! You can still “copy the wiring” if needed. ;) I’d far rather explain to a new owner why the old controls no longer work than why it looks like a dogs breakfast.

The alternative of course is to make up a new cover for the box without any holes - or duct tape!  ;D

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