Bandsaw speed

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I have a two speed bandsaw. According to the manual 1450 ft/min is recommended for hardwoods and the 3000 ft/min is for all other timbers (softwood I presume). I read an article recently that said to use high speed for all woods and low speed for metal. Any advice?

Thank you, DKT
 
Hi folks,
1450 is still way too fast for any metal except aluminum.
I have a metal/wood bandsaw that has a gearbox to reduce the speed to about 60 fpm (yes, 60) That's the speed you need for steel.
Bob
 
My bandsaw only has one speed so I guess I use high speed for all woods... don't do metal on it... only metal I ever cut is brass tubes occasionally and I use an older Ryobi for that... so as not to ruin my wood blade.
 
Ya high speed works, if you have cherry and a dull blade you might slow it don't to keep from burning it, but you don't run dull blades do ya? You might consider a cheap 42 inch horizontal saw for your metal needs. Morse make a variable tooth blade that well cut all metals (aluminum included). it has 14 teeth to 10 teeth, all on the same blade that's all I run on my metal saw :D.
 
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