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Hi the minimum speed is set to 80 rpm on the controller and this is little slow for cutting mild steel. The motor is rated at 1800 RPM and is not too stressed running at 2000 RPM In the planning stage is to fit a DC Tachometer Generator that will output 7 volts @ 1000 rpm. This will give more...

Hi Can I add a bit of info that may be useful to anyone contemplating a variable speed drive on a 14 inch wheel band saw. Use a 3.7 to reduction ratio and the motor RPM is equal to Feet Per Minute on the blade speed. On a VFD and three phase motor and a 6 pole motor is a good choice. A...

Hi A few years ago I bought a 14" wheel bandsaw that had been pulled apart to be restored. Restoration completed and Urethane tyres bonded to the rim and ground true by a company that specialises in all saw doctoring. They have given excellent service on a machine that is used for both steel...

i Thanks for the incentive to repower my vertical bandsaw with a 1.5 hp DC motor and control. Now have a speed range of 40 to 600 metres per minute at 110 RPM to 1800 RPM on the motor Yes it is an industrial motor by Baldor. Tried A Treadmill motor not enough torque low down WOFTAM. To JVO...

MnGundog " Jokes aside Success or Failure? Advice only is what I offered. The choices are your responseabilty. Eric

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Hi Keith A word of warning Some sedimentary rocks do no take kindly to being heated up they shatter and fly in all directions. Volcanics are a better choice a cinder like rocks are usually the safest Wear suitable protective gear and heat up a sample rock with a gas torch PREPARE for...

Hi You can test a DC motor with a car battery BUT be careful IF there is a direct short on the motor then DISCONNECT IMEDIATELY. If the motor runs without excessive sparking then the control is NBG. Eric

Hi from Hawkes Bay. New Zealand. I am a retired engineer that enjoys Refurbishing and fixing things mechanical. Surfed into this forum searching for info and here I am. Eric