If you have the money, the go for the Euro. I bought a 14" Reliant (HF
Special) a few years ago and was unhappy with it. It had a one horse motor,
but it wouldn't cut worth a damn! Had lots of advice on it and finally
talking over blades for with a Suffolk Machinery expert, he walked me
through replacement of the jack pulley and changing pulley sizes on the
motor. He said the problem was that the jack pulley was robbing speed from
the blade. After the change, including adding a lifter block to it, the
Bandsaw cuts like going through butter on green or dry resaws and cutting
round blanks for the lathe from fresh or dry logs. He recommended a surface
feet per minute speed of at least 2000 and a little over that is what I am
getting. SFPM and a sharp blade takes care of most problems IMNSHO!*G*

Leif
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Currently, I have a 14" Rockwell with 6" resaw and 1/2 hp motor. The
resaw is too small for my 16" swing lathe so I am considering adding
the riser kit and more horsepower. I have also considered a Euro
bandsaw with 16" resaw and 5hp. This may be more bandsaw than I need
since I have a good chainsaw with 24" bar.

How much horsepower does my 14" bandsaw (12" resaw) need for preparing
bowl blanks from green logs? Would I need more horsepower if I wanted
to resaw dry lumber for cabinet doors?

Thanks,
Bob Stroman