dave wrote:

if I put a BRAND new blade on the saw, 24 tooth, what do you suppose
would happen if I try to start the saw up (being a manually-fed saw, it
starts with 'no load' of course) then rip those 2x4's with it?

Look up static converter. You will have to buy some cap(s)

http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/ph...converter.html


I'm not willing to venture an opinion on the 3hp idler (rpc)

Wes