My original machine was single phase and it was somewhat noisier than the 3
phase I have now. The scream of the blade through the air is the same, but
the cabinet noise is much reduced. The air noise of the blade is very
apparent with the Felder...I thought I was the only one who noticed.
I used to have a Ryobi BT3000 which was very noisy. I got into the habit of
wearing ear protection, so I haven't really been too sensitive to the sounds
from the Felder. I would be surprised if Felder had not accounted for the
fact that US machines are run from 60 Hz, what with the safety issues
involved.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Shepherd <geoff@...>
To: felder-woodworking@... <felder-woodworking@...>
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 6:45 PM
Subject: [felder-woodworking] Table saw blade noise
Another question for the group...
It seems to me that the saw on my BF6-31 is two or three times louder than
a
typical 10" cabinet saw. Most of the noise is a loud high-pitched wooshing
of air, and both of my 12" blades (one a Felder, the other a Forrest)
create
about the same intensity of noise. The higher the blade is raised, the
louder it gets. When it is lowered below the surface of the table, it is
more tolerable, but that doesn't do much for cutting wood. Two other
woodworking friends I have demo'd the machine for have commented, "man,
that's loud" in regards to the table saw. So, this is all subjective, but
it
is quite noticeable. I was hoping it was just the Felder blade that was
noisy, but was disappointed to find my new Forrest blade is just as loud.
Is this just the nature of a 12" blade? Could it be that the saw is running
20% faster on 60 Hz power vs. 50 Hz, or is there a different pulley ratio
for US-destined machines to compensate for this?
...Geoff
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