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He is a hobby wood worker. He was leaving the compressor on 24/7 . I convinced him to turn off power at the end of the day and installed a ball valve on the bottom of his air tank. So he could take his toe and bleed off air and moisture. I do this so in our Ohio winters less drag on start up ...

I found this site https://www.blocklayer.com/pulley-belteng.aspx It will allow you to find your belt speed by giving three knowns such as motor speed and bottom pulley diameter and top diameter. Click calculate and it gives final speed. Or leave a pulley size out and fill in final speed and...

you lost me when you asked what is my connection???

I really like the Lighting Strikes rating

Just passed along what the electric motor repair shop said.

Thank you Sumboodle. I visit Vintage Machinery quite often. My saw a Delta 14 inch with a hollow cast iron arm. It is a wood saw only with a open stand. I am in the process of replacing all the bearings and New tires. The blue ones. Yes NW Ohio St.Marys if you look on a map look for the lake...

Yes I have been to Eaton a few times to the Pork Fest and craft show. We are almost neighbors LOL. Yes the lake is clearing up thanks to state programs for lakes with algae.

Hello Everyone. Have you ever wondered is my H.P. accurate on my electric motor. Well here is my tale I experienced first hand. A friend of mine bought a new 80 gallon air compressor 5 HP. for his shop from a well known Farm supply store. I had wired a disconnect box 240 v 8 gauge range cable...

Got carried away with the history lesson LOL. Mine is strictly a wood band saw with a open stand. In my search for a manual I found in 1946 they made a lot of the saws as wood/metal saw with a transmission. I would think a collector that would be a great find.

My Delta bandsaw is in pieces right now as I am replacing every bearing in it. I will post pics when it is back together. Yes in NW west Ohio. Located in St Marys,Ohio . Borders Grand Lake St Mary's if you look on a map it was the largest man made lake (dug by hand and mules to feed the Miami...

I would like to hear from you fellow bandsawer's on your method of bandsaw tension. I have already bought the heavy duty tension spring from Carter products. Plus since my Delta bandsaw is a older 1946 year is there a after market sawdust port to attach vacuum to.

my resawing will not need to be as accurate as your big machines. I will use it to take a piece of fire wood and cutting the bark off and trueing it to a 10-12 inch cylinder so it will run smoother on a wood lathe with out shaking the lathe so bad. 2nd I plan to cut 1 inch planks out of fire...

You may find a used 14 Inch Delta bandsaw on Craigslist or Facebook Market place I bought a Delta 14inch off of market place with a 12 inch riser block already installed for 300 dollars. Remember all bandsaws American and foreign have copied the Delta cast iron hollow arm saws.

Thankyou for the greetings. I suppose you already know of this site. But thought I would pass it along just in case. http://wiki.vintagemachinery.org/DeltaSerialNumbers.ashx

I did not mention in my first post it also had a riser block which sold me on the deal. Which expanded sawing max to 12.25 inches