On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:05:31 -0700, "Terry G"
wrote:

===What RPM does your motor run at? With a 10:1 reduction I would guess around
===1700rpm or so.
===
==="Roy" wrote in message
et...
=== On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:27:46 -0700, "Terry G"
=== wrote:
===
=== ===I was wondering what the torque at the blade of a metal cutting
===bandsaw
=== ===would be for a lighter duty machine. Or how powerful a motor do
===these
=== ===machines run, and what type of gear reduction do they use.
=== ===
=== ===Thanks.
=== ===
===
===
=== Dunno, but I built a 3 wheeled 20+ inch vertical bandsaw and utilized
=== a gear box with a 10:1 reduction in it and a 1.5 hp motor (DC) and it
=== has more guts than needed. I am sur I culd have gotten away with the
=== 3/4 hp DC motor just as fine. It has yet to be pulled down and I have
=== cut 4" thick alum as well as 1 1/4" steel plate already without a
=== problem.
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My DC motor is controlable, and max's out at 3900 rpm.........so I
have a ful range of speeds from slow to fast for cutting various
materials. A VFD would be a good suitable choice as well.
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