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Recently acquired a decent 2 hp 110/220a motor, and am now wondering if
it would be too much for my little BS. Has anyone had any experience
with big motors on small bandsaws? Would this be the funny car of the
woodshop?

Until it's big enough to break expensive things if something gets hung up
bigger is better with motors. Now if you were talking 200 horsepower,
which is enough to sling the whole saw through the roof if something goes
awry, then I'd say maybe it was too much motor, but 2 should be fine on a
14". If it was one of the little bitty miniature hobbyist jobs I'd be
worried about twisting off the drive axle or slipping the pulley, but a 14"
unless it's a real piece of garbage should have no trouble with 2 HP.

Regards,
H

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