Need to pick some brains. I am converting my POS wood cutting bandsaw to metal cutting. I have built a Rube Goldberg contraption to reduce the speed and it works too well. I wanted to get 100fpm which I believe is the proper cutting speed for mild steel. Please check my math below:
Circumference of bandsaw wheel = (14 inches*pi)/12 = 3.63 ft
100fpm/3.63 = 27.55 RPM
This is way too slow. I then checked my 4X6 bandsaw and it was turning at around 128 rpm with a 7in wheel. That means (according to my math) it is cutting at around 234.54 fpm and that my 14in wheel should be turning at 64 RPM.
Where am I going wrong????
Circumference of bandsaw wheel = (14 inches*pi)/12 = 3.63 ft
100fpm/3.63 = 27.55 RPM
This is way too slow. I then checked my 4X6 bandsaw and it was turning at around 128 rpm with a 7in wheel. That means (according to my math) it is cutting at around 234.54 fpm and that my 14in wheel should be turning at 64 RPM.
Where am I going wrong????