[SEL] Power hacksaw speed

[Peter Lowe]

Thanks Peter and everyone else, question is answered as usual by a great 
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Regards
Peter Lowe
R&V Engine Registrar
Australia
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> Hi Peter
>
> The donkey saw in my shed runs at 60 - 90 strokes a minute from memory -
> driven by a 3-phase 1-horse motor.  It has an 18" blade and I have chopped
> 4" dia. bar with it before now.
>
> Regards
>
>     Pete
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> Peter Scales
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
>> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of
>> Peter Lowe
>> Sent: 29 March 2007 04:56
>> To: Oldengine.org; ATIS
>> Subject: [SEL] Power hacksaw speed
>>
>> Hi all
>> I have an old style reciprocating power hacksaw that I am
>> doing up for my
>> workshop and the drive pulley is missing from the motor.
>> What speed should the blade travel on average (strokes per
>> minute)?, then I
>> can work out the pulley size. Is 60 strokes per minute too
>> fast? That is
>> going on the pullys I have here without actually seing it run.
>>
>> I have a bandsaw I want to sell as I hardly ever use either,
>> but the bandsaw
>> is worth more. I also have a cut-off saw.
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/wshop/myshop.htm for bandsaw.
>>
>> Regards
>> Peter Lowe
>> R&V Engine Registrar
>> Australia
>> Ph: 61-266453455
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/rv-engines/rvpage.htm
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/rv-engines/rv-register.htm
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