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CW wrote:

No problem. 2horspower is still pretty weenie.


It depends. Most 14" bandsaw have a problem providing enough tension for a
3/4" blade without the frame flexing. Given a situation where a 2 HP motor
would be beneficial, unless the saw was designed to handle that size motor,
the frame of the saw would most likely flex, dropping the tension on the
blade and result in a barreled cut. Hopefully that's the worse that would
happen.

Grizzly's tech support was iffy on a 1.5 HP on my G1019 and had a definite
"no" on a 2 HP.

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