Delta 14" metal cutting bandsaw

Demonstration of older Delta metal cutting bandsaw with back gears and step pulleys. I don't have a tachometer for the slow speeds nor a metal cutting blade at this time. Just a visual indication of the speeds in back gear.

[@SteveKluver]

Thank you for doing this video.
I'm looking to claim some more shop floor space, and have decided to sell off one of my saws (wood/steel), or at least move one out to the storage shed.
This set-up sure looks good. It seems like for me. I am either having wood days, or steel days. So making this switch once a day is easy enough. I have done some early testing myself, and have found that with so little belt wrap-around on the small motor pulley. It sure is easy to make that belt slip, when doing heavier metal cutting.
I'm going to look now, to see if you have done any updates videos on this since December 2018.

[@bruceferrero8178]

Hi Steve. Thanks for watching the video. I haven't had any updates, just use it quite often. About the thickest I have cut is some 7/16 12L14 steel. Use a good metal cutting blade and take it easy. Good day.

[@SteveKluver]

Thank you much, @@bruceferrero8178. I will give it a try.

[@mrpete222]

Good video. You are the only one to give a detailed video of this model of delta. Now cut some steel.
I want to see if it will cut. My neighbors is not satisfactory for cutting steel.

[@bruceferrero8178]

Thank you. I thought I had a metal cutting blade, but don't. One is on order and will share a video when I get it.

[@loucal3470]

Blade speeds
Wood cutting 2200 FPM Pulley speeds 125, 175, 250, 340 FPM

[@bruceferrero8178]

Thank you. My pulleys aren't the original but are close.

[@kunkelwood]

@@bruceferrero8178 Can you tell me what you did order from McMaster ? I'm assuming there is a matching pulley on the motor ?

[@bruceferrero8178]

@@kunkelwood I don't remember the pulley numbers. Just found a couple close to size shown in owners manual, with the correct size bore. Manual available at vintagemachinery.org

[@aldoferetti2447]

I have one of these, a 14" Delta (Milwaukee? not sure) with no operator manual. Was afraid to mess with it until I came across a howto video. Have yet to figure which model....there are no as yet detectable numbers, letters or name tags. A small surviving piece of paper label can make out Delta Tool is about it. I am missing the upper four step pulley. Are the two step pulleys the same?
Thank you for a much needed tutorial.