band saws

Update. After getting the chain drive up and running, the thing sounded like a wood chipper when its running and I was still bogging the blade. And the large cog kept cocking in the yoke and throwing the chain so I sad F it. I put the original drive back together and chucked up a new cobalt 18TPI raker blade I found at a deep discount. Fired the thing up full wood blade speed and ripped through that 1/8 at about an inch a second! I think that high quality blade and the speed was the key as the 24TPI blade had no rake to it, literally looked like a hack saw blade and cut about as fast. I felt the 18tpi cobalt blade and it was still room temp but the guides were hot. Well, it was a nice try, but the post by 676869cudas convinced me to give it a try at full speed. IT WORKS! Honestly, I dont know what the rule is for sheet metal in a bandsaw but 16G will cut at a fast speed period. Would like to up the motor to 2HP one day. BTW, It cuts wood great too. My new favorite power tool