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any ideas on switching a wood cutting bandsaw to metal

I have an old wood cutting bandsaw that I would like to switch over to cut metal up to at least 1/4 inch strap any ideas besides just the blade, like pully sizes or speed?
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Mine is an old Delta, Just changed the blade and slowed the speed. Large pulley on machine small pulley on motor.
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how big and small did you go mime is a delta also, I got a metal cutting blade and can cut aluminum and guage metal but nothing thicker.
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