"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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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.

Geez no; you can get 3hp on a 20a circuit and 5hp on a 30a circuit.

One horse is roughly 1200w.