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Did not Norm have one of those?
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I've seen a few online that people have replaced the factory motor with a 220 motor, which would be what I'd do if I got one. In addition to being able to put a higher HP motor on it, you wouldn't have to listen to that screaming motor that comes on it. I'd like to have one some day just for resawing.
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Where you at in NE Florida? I have an MM16 I'll be parting with soon if you are interested.
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A 2" blade is for pikers.
The CB75F comes standard with a *3"* wide blade.
That said, the 3" wide blades are unnecessary in the current world where you can easily get custom-length e.g. 1" carbide-tipped Resaw King or Trimaster.
So don't buy it for the really wide blades - you don't need them to get excellent results.
The build-quality on these saws is excellent, but they lack some of the modern frills like tool-less settings and safety interlocks on the doors.
The factory motor is very durable, but only 1.5HP. It is underpowered for this type of saw, as compared to the competition, e.g. Italian saws, light commercial Griz
-Mark, who has a proper 3HP TEFC motor waiting to go on his CB75F
Edit to delete Rikon - they don't make a bandsaw in this class.
If I had a signature, this wouldn't be it.