DIY Tool Upgrade: adding a 3 h.p. Baldor motor to the Delta 14" Band Saw

My Delta 14" band saw is one of (probably) hundreds of thousands of similar 14" band saws around the U.S. and the world.  The Delta 14" is perhaps the most common starter band saw of the past few decades.  Mine was a gift from a friend, whose father had put the old 14" in the garage after replacing it with a bigger, more powerful saw.  Many woodworkers graduate from their 14" band saw once they get serious about cutting through really tough, thick pieces of wood, such as when re-sawing, which is the process of slicing thin sheets of stock from the face of a thicker board.

Re-sawing allows you to make your own veneers and book-matched panels, which are so much more visually appealing than non book-matched panels, it's worth

Resawing Tips

I came across a .PDF article, "Tip #47 Resawing", by Nick Engler, while researching band saw blade speed.  It's a great overview of re-sawing on the band saw.  It has a good explanation of the different types of blades, plus a discussion of blade speed, something I am very interested in tweaking on my own band saw. 

If you are interested in re-sawing, making veneers, or modifying your saw to be better at these tasks, I recommend reading this PDF.