As the thickness of the wood increases, you must also increase the blade
width and HP, while decreasing the blade pitch (teeth per inch) and speed.

For your 14" with riser, as a rough guess, use at least 3/4 Hp motor, but
with a motor pulley 2/3 the diameter of the original.


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