Bandsaw Speed

[Seano]

Any one got any input on correct cutting speed for 16 / 18 guage sheet mild on a bandsaw....

 

[MrFluffy]

A good speed is 80-100 sfm (surface feet per min), or in new money about 24-30 M/min.
You need to know the diameter of your pulleys to get rpm, pi*D (in M) and divide 24 by the result and that will give you your motor spindle speed (since mine is calibrated in rpm, not m/min surface speed).

You want a really really fine blade for sheet material though. the finer the better so you can have as many teeth in it at any one time as you can.

 

[Seano]

Thanks for that MrFluffy, I figured around 80-150 fpm on 18 tpi bi metal blade.

 

[Seano]

Just a quick re visit to this thread, does anyone have any rpm figures for cutting 1-1.2 mm ce steel sheet on the bandsaw, cheers.

Sean.