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Table saw speed
I have a low end Grizzly table saw which has a arbor speed of 4700. I
switched the motor and arbor pulleys so that the smaller one is now on the motor. The saw now seems to cut much smoother and has more power. I don't know what the arbor speed is now with the pulleys switched. Is there any reason I should not keep the lower speed arrangement? |
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"Neal" wrote in message ... I have a low end Grizzly table saw which has a arbor speed of 4700. I switched the motor and arbor pulleys so that the smaller one is now on the motor. The saw now seems to cut much smoother and has more power. I don't know what the arbor speed is now with the pulleys switched. Is there any reason I should not keep the lower speed arrangement? Ultimately you gained more power. If you are happy with it you are fine. |
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"Leon" wrote in message ... "Neal" wrote in message ... I have a low end Grizzly table saw which has a arbor speed of 4700. I switched the motor and arbor pulleys so that the smaller one is now on the motor. The saw now seems to cut much smoother and has more power. I don't know what the arbor speed is now with the pulleys switched. Is there any reason I should not keep the lower speed arrangement? Ultimately you gained more power. If you are happy with it you are fine. No he didn't. His saw has the same power as before - the HP of the motor. To gain more power you have to put a motor on which has higher HP rating. He did gain more torque at the blade, at the expense of lower rpm, and as you stated if he is happy ... Art |
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"Artemus" wrote in message ... No he didn't. His saw has the same power as before - the HP of the motor. To gain more power you have to put a motor on which has higher HP rating. He did gain more torque at the blade, at the expense of lower rpm, and as you stated if he is happy ... Art Well thank you for pointing that out. But I think everyone will agree that the saw will be less likely to stall, similar to a saw with a higher hp motor. |
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Neal wrote:
I have a low end Grizzly table saw which has a arbor speed of 4700. I switched the motor and arbor pulleys so that the smaller one is now on the motor. The saw now seems to cut much smoother and has more power. I don't know what the arbor speed is now with the pulleys switched.... I realize I inadvertently replied while reading Lew's response so try again... As noted there, the speedup/slowdown between two shafts is proportional to the pulley diameters. To clarify the calculation you need, since you swapped pulleys, the ratio of speeds is the square of the smaller:larger diameter since it was a speedup of L/S and is now a slowdown of S/L. Algebraically, the new speed is S/L/(L/S) -- S/L*S/L -- (S/L)^2 As a rough approximation example using easy numbers, if S = 3" and L = 4" and motor rpm were 3450, originally you had 4/3*3450 = 4600 rpm blade speed, roughly what you said is supposed to be. After you swap, it 3/4*3450 = 2600 (approx) Note that 2600/4600 = .57 which is square of the 3/4 ratio of 0.75. -- |
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On Mar 13, 11:29*pm, "Neal" wrote:
I have a low end Grizzly table saw which has a arbor speed of 4700. *I switched the motor and arbor pulleys so that the smaller one is now on the motor. *The saw now seems to cut much smoother and has more power. *I don't know what the arbor speed is now with the pulleys switched. *Is there any reason I should not keep the lower speed arrangement? Higher speed gives a smoother finish. Lower speed helps your saw chew through harder lumber, like 4 x 4 cocobolo -- albeit at a lower feed rate. You can argue either way -- if your saw works better with the pulleys swapped, keep them swapped. |
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"Father Haskell" wrote in message ... On Mar 13, 11:29 pm, "Neal" wrote: I have a low end Grizzly table saw which has a arbor speed of 4700. I switched the motor and arbor pulleys so that the smaller one is now on the motor. The saw now seems to cut much smoother and has more power. I don't know what the arbor speed is now with the pulleys switched. Is there any reason I should not keep the lower speed arrangement? Higher speed gives a smoother finish. Lower speed helps your saw chew through harder lumber, like 4 x 4 cocobolo -- albeit at a lower feed rate. You can argue either way -- if your saw works better with the pulleys swapped, keep them swapped. You can effectively creat a smoother cut with a slower speed if you use a balde with more teeth. The slower you cut the wood the smoother the cut. |
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On Mar 15, 11:27*am, "Leon" wrote:
"Father Haskell" wrote in message ... On Mar 13, 11:29 pm, "Neal" wrote: I have a low end Grizzly table saw which has a arbor speed of 4700. I switched the motor and arbor pulleys so that the smaller one is now on the motor. The saw now seems to cut much smoother and has more power. I don't know what the arbor speed is now with the pulleys switched. Is there any reason I should not keep the lower speed arrangement? Higher speed gives a smoother finish. *Lower speed helps your saw chew through harder lumber, like 4 x 4 cocobolo -- albeit at a lower feed rate. *You can argue either way -- if your saw works better with the pulleys swapped, keep them swapped. You can effectively creat a smoother cut with a slower speed if you use a balde with more teeth. *The slower you cut the wood the smoother the cut. |
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