That's it.
"Stephen M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 14" wheel diameter
>
> This translates into an "almost" 14" throat capacity.
>
> -Steve
>
> "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > I have a 14" bandsaw. I embarassed to say that I don't know what that
> > means. Will someone please enlighten me? Thanks, John
> >
> >
>
>
My 14" Rockwell has a 1/2HP motor that resaws 6" hardwoods well as it
doesn't have the riser. The 14" refers to the diameter of the wheels.
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 14:11:40 -0500, "firstjois"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>14" bandsaws have at least a 3/4 HP induction motor instead of the small universal motor found
>on jigsaws.
John wrote:
>> I have a 14" bandsaw. I embarassed to say that I don't know what
>> that means. Will someone please enlighten me? Thanks, John
AFAIK the 14" equals the amount of saw that it is possible to expose - not
the amount of saw it is possible to use for cutting. 14" bandsaws have at
least a 3/4 HP induction motor instead of the small universal motor found
on jigsaws. This allows the bandsaw to cut through THICK stock, up to 6 or
more inches thick. I don't know what the max thickness is for a 14"
bandsaw.
Josie
AFAIK, the 14" measures the distance from the blade to the column that
supports the upper wheel. The depth of material that can be cut is
different on each saw, and some can take an extension to raise the upper
wheel assembly to increase this depth of material.
Duginske's book The Bandsaw Handbook is a good starting point
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0806963980/qid=1105472811/sr=
1-3/ref=sr_1_3/002-1317500-4168826?v=glance&s=books)
Clint
"firstjois" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> John wrote:
> >> I have a 14" bandsaw. I embarassed to say that I don't know what
> >> that means. Will someone please enlighten me? Thanks, John
>
> AFAIK the 14" equals the amount of saw that it is possible to expose - not
> the amount of saw it is possible to use for cutting. 14" bandsaws have
at
> least a 3/4 HP induction motor instead of the small universal motor found
> on jigsaws. This allows the bandsaw to cut through THICK stock, up to 6 or
> more inches thick. I don't know what the max thickness is for a 14"
> bandsaw.
>
> Josie
>
>
14" wheel diameter
This translates into an "almost" 14" throat capacity.
-Steve
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have a 14" bandsaw. I embarassed to say that I don't know what that
> means. Will someone please enlighten me? Thanks, John
>
>