On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 19:27:06 -0500, Nova
calmly ranted:

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.

The motor horsepower shouldn't be of any concern (unless too small.)
I'd think the size of blade and the resultant tension required would
be the limiting factors.


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

Did they say why? Were they saying no to the combo or to the larger
motor? My guess is the former, not the latter.

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