Bart Leetch
11-07-2003, 11:39 PM
This isn't a fancy or high dollar tool but when I compared it to the Delta that cost $300 & had no dust collection ports & had a ribbed aluminum table & lots of plastic I chose the Grizzly G1014Z at $200 it has a cast iron table & dust collection ports & the only plastic on it is the knobs & lower DC port. I could have chosen the G1276 which cost $439 I really like it but its a little big for my shop & wallet.
Here is an interesting fact that I turned up The G1014Z has a 2" pulley on the motor shaft & a 3" pulley on the driven shaft & turns 2300 surface feet per minute for the belt According to Grizzly. Which is slower than the G1276 but the disk is run off of the same shaft so if my math is right 3450 x 2" motor pulley = 1725 divided by the 3" driven pulley = 2300 PM.
This was kinda confusing at first that the SFPM 2300 quoted by Grizzly & the RPM appeared to be 2300 RPM & my figures & formula from the machinists hand book showed the shaft speed to also be 2300 RPM. I know that if I desire to slow this machine down I could put a 1" pulley on the motor shaft & a 2" pulley on the driven shaft & get 1725 SFPM for the belt but I think that would be to slow for the belt even it is fine for the disk. At any rate the machine seems to work just great for roughing wood down to the desired shape quickly with pretty good dust Collection so that is can be finished up by had with not to much work.
Here is an interesting fact that I turned up The G1014Z has a 2" pulley on the motor shaft & a 3" pulley on the driven shaft & turns 2300 surface feet per minute for the belt According to Grizzly. Which is slower than the G1276 but the disk is run off of the same shaft so if my math is right 3450 x 2" motor pulley = 1725 divided by the 3" driven pulley = 2300 PM.
This was kinda confusing at first that the SFPM 2300 quoted by Grizzly & the RPM appeared to be 2300 RPM & my figures & formula from the machinists hand book showed the shaft speed to also be 2300 RPM. I know that if I desire to slow this machine down I could put a 1" pulley on the motor shaft & a 2" pulley on the driven shaft & get 1725 SFPM for the belt but I think that would be to slow for the belt even it is fine for the disk. At any rate the machine seems to work just great for roughing wood down to the desired shape quickly with pretty good dust Collection so that is can be finished up by had with not to much work.