"Jim" wrote:


I just got some very good advice from Louis at Iturra about choosing the
right pulleys for my upgrade of my 14" delta band saw with a 3hp Baldor.
I'm psyched! BTW my final speed will be 4600 fpm, up from the standard
3000 fpm.
-isaac
I've changed pulleys to get more torque for resawing on my 14" Delta. The
motor is too puny. What is Louis's advice? If you would be so kind.


More speed AND more HP. I don't know what he would say if more HP were
not an option. But I con't see the advantage of more torque. You can
push the wood HARDER into the blade before it slows down, but I can't
see that you could cut any faster, except with more power.

If you get a definitive answer on this, though, please post it, since
I have the same issue. I really don';t want to spring for a new motor.
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