Need a bandsaw advice

[Keenan]

Keenan what is standard blade? Some experts said that for 12" wheels 0.02" thick blade is right.

Good question . I'll have to see what it is that I am buying

[Buckeye Guy]

Druid
Mine are .025"
They work fine on my 12" wheels
Guy

[druid]

Well, then I hope 0.02" will be enough thin for me.

[Tom Leemans]

If I wanted advice on band saw blades, I'd ask the good folks at Suffolk Machinery. They are on the web.

[druid]

Me again with one more question: I found 2 kW motor but I do not know what is its speed, yet. With bandsaw I describes how fast should be motor (Rounds Per Minute), any datas from yours bandsaws?

[Buckeye Guy]

We don't get much of a choice in the states ,most motors for bandsaws are 1750 rpm !
The slower the better in my opinion !
We pulley to suit us  !
Guy

[druid]

Thank you Guy, thats information I was looking for. I think this one is about 900 rpm, is it too slow?

[Buckeye Guy]

druid
I am sorry I don't have time today to give you a proper answer ,but if you are mechanically minded you can get about anything to work ! will you be able to pulley it up a little ?
I will try to remember to get back to you when time allows !
Guy

[dmikeyj]

Druid, did that saw come with a motor at all?  If it did, and you knew its rotational speed, you could go by its pulley size to determine the new pulley you'd have to use.  For instance, if the old one was 1750(1800 rpm), with a 2" pulley, you'd want to go with a 1" pulley on the 900rpm motor.  This gives you the same speed on the blade.
For what it's worth, I don't think you'd have any problem with a 2kw motor having enough torque to be able to under-pulley it.
Motor speed is not nearly as important as torque, as if there is enough torque, you can run multiple combinations of pulleys to achieve the blade speed you want.