Need Saw Advice

[randyc]

I have a slab (8 x 8 x 2 inches) of "Delrin" that I may want to re-saw.  The material isn't inexpensive so I don't want to just mill it down to the approximate 1 inch thickness that I require - I'd like to save the other chunk that otherwise would end up as swarf.

I have a 14 inch Chinese bandsaw that I converted to a re-saw by making a riser block, longer mounting studs, longer blade guide, longer blade, etc.  The blade that's in the machine is a 4 pitch raker.

• Can I use this saw and this blade on the 2 inch thick Delrin ?
  

• The saw is four-speed, any recommendations on SFPM ?
  

Of course I could just try it but as noted, the Delrin isn't cheap and I don't want to damage the piece by overheating (or breaking an expensive blade).  My worry is that the Delrin might melt from the process then cool and bind the blade.

Cheers,
randyc