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Default 36" bandsaw with VFD?

On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:06:47 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote:

I have a 7.5 hp 36" Tannewitz vertical band saw that we don't use much
any more. We used it for production wood cutting and it zinged through
5/4 hardwood like butter.

Could I put a VFD on it to cut metal?


Sure someone in your area doesnt have a 36" metal cutter they might
want to trade?

Gunner

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