Hi,
I just received my Grizzly 14" bandsaw and got it all put togther and setup (very nice, I really like it). But the motor apparently is bad and after an hour with customer support they're sending me a new motor.
I have a couple of questions to current owners:
1) The website says TEFC (totally enclosed fan cooled) motor. My tablesaw is a 2HP TEFC and it is completely enclosed, whereas my bandsaw (1HP) is open at the end closest to the BS frame (opposite where the fan cover is). I can see the wires inside (the stator I think it's called). Anyway, that doesn't seem very enclosed to me, all kinds of crap could easily get in there. So, the question (finally ;) is what does your motor look like?2) The motor is just free "floating" on the outside of the bandsaw. That seems really bizarre to me. You'd think it could spin pretty easily and smack the capacitor around quite a bit. Not what I would think as a robust solution, but maybe it doesn't move when your motor works (I won't know for another week). My question: is everyone's motor free floating like that or do some of you (all of you) have a mount or something that attaches it either to the side of the bandsaw or to the stand.
Thanks, I can't wait to use this baby!!
Mike