On Mar 15, 11:27*am, "Leon" wrote:
"Father Haskell" wrote in message

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On Mar 13, 11:29 pm, "Neal" wrote:

I have a low end Grizzly table saw which has a arbor speed of 4700. I
switched the motor and arbor pulleys so that the smaller one is now on the
motor. The saw now seems to cut much smoother and has more power. I don't
know what the arbor speed is now with the pulleys switched. Is there any
reason I should not keep the lower speed arrangement?

Higher speed gives a smoother finish. *Lower speed helps your
saw chew through harder lumber, like 4 x 4 cocobolo -- albeit
at a lower feed rate. *You can argue either way -- if your saw
works better with the pulleys swapped, keep them swapped.

You can effectively creat a smoother cut with a slower speed if you use a
balde with more teeth. *The slower you cut the wood the smoother the cut.