No, It's 3450.dusty wrote:...
Also curious: Is 5100rpm a resulting speed that the PowerPro is programmed to run at for SAWING HARDWOOD or is this an over ride option?
More Speed for a Finer Cut?
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See my original post. The Forrest blades have a higher maximum rpm. You are probably right, howeve, that the thing to do is just to buy the right blade for the job....charlese wrote:No one has yet mentioned the maximum RPMs of the saw blade. The maximum speed of the Shopsmith carbide blades is printed on the side of the blades. It is 5,000 RPM.
Now to the number of teeth per second giving a smoother cut. I assume we are talking about cross cuts. The answer is yes. More teeth passing through the wood in a time period will result in a smoother cut. (up to a certain limit I assume)
This is not necessarily true for rip cuts. There are other considerations such as blade angle and gullet configuration.
That's why Shopsmith offers a 60 tooth crosscut blade. With fewer RPMs the crosscut blade will yield a smoother cut. http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... blades.htm
The right tool for the job is always better that pushing the limits of the wrong tool. I'd hate to hear from someone that was injured by a flying tooth from a carbide blade.
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