B E A S T bandsaw in the house


andrew-in-austin

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That is an awesome machine.  Great find and you did a great job of transporting it.  Does your saw have 10 HP motor?  

I bought the 20" version of the same saw with 5 HP motor.  These Northfield machines are just amazing.  By the way, the Northfield company is great at supporting their products, regardless of age of the product.  I just wish I could afford one of their planers.

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Thanks, all.  I found this on ebay!  That's why I was so surprised nobody else bid on it.  I figured there had to be somebody else looking for a machine like this.  Matt, it has 2-inch wide wheels, so I guess it will take a blade a little smaller than that.  I will probably get a Lenox Woodmaster CT in 1 to 1.25 inch width.  The saw came with 4 other blades, but I don't think any of them are particularly sharp, so I will probably also get a smaller width blade for doing small curves.  Wnaziri, I have been following your progress on your saw and the tires.  I also wish I could get one of their planers.  The motor is also 5HP in this saw and is direct drive.  It is easily the largest 5HP motor I have ever seen.  If I had to guess, that motor is probably over 300 pounds.  

I am more and more convinced lately that finding these old machines is the way to go, as long as you have the patience to wait until a deal comes along, and you are willing to deal with 3 phase electricity. I have my eye out for an old industrial planer, almost got a 1914 Oliver 9-foot long one, but owner backed out of the deal at the last minute :(  Just need to be patient and find the next deal.

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Yes, it turns 1000 RPM at 50Hz, which translates in to about 11300 feet per minute for the blade when on 60Hz power.  That's really moving.  Luckily I can control the motor speed with the VFD.  Right now I run it at 30-40Hz and is uses just over 9 Amps per phase when running.  I plan on trying out an external resistor with the VFD, which should allow the VFD decelerate the motor when I hit the stop button.  The saw also has a foot brake, but it still takes a while to slow it down.

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