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Larry Blanchard Larry Blanchard is offline
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Default 25 year old Craftman 10 in 2HP table saw is smoking

On Sun, 08 Sep 2013 18:10:21 -0400, krw wrote:

A new one might not have the weight of an old one and may not be as
efficient (or more) but HP is HP. (HP == torque*RPM - RPM is constant).


Offhand I don't recall what the HP rating is, but I bet it's for real and
not "peak developed HP" :-).

I wonder if the heavier motor has more inertia to keep it going through
momentary tough spots?

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