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lathe speeds

  1. Jon Murphy

    Buffing Speed

    There are many opinions on buffing speed in the various instructionals on the web, but they all contain a fallacy. They use 8" wheels and give the speed in RPM, but the actual effective speed, as one is buffing on the periphery of the wheel or bowl buff, is feet per minute (FPM). Different sized...
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