How powerful a bandsaw motor is powerful enough?
Toller wrote:
I am contemplating replacing my 14" bandsaw and tablesaw with a bigger
bandsaw.
The
bigger ones are 2hp up to 5hp. How big do I have to go before it
will rip
4/4 oak satisfactorily?
Unless you have 3 phase power, 2HP is about the upper limit.
Lew
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