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Title: RPM of edger?
Post by: Sawing 4 fun on June 30, 2012, 12:15:01 AM

Does anyone know how fast my old, 2 blade, Frick edger should be turning? I asked a couple of people now and I'm getting conflicting info.
I would greatly appreciate any wisdom from someone who knows. pc_smiley

Thanks Gordon

Title: Re: RPM of edger?
Post by: Ron Wenrich on June 30, 2012, 04:55:58 AM

If your're sawing primarily hardwoods, a rim speed of between 8-9,000 surface feet per minute is recommended. For softwoods, that gets bumped up to 10-11,000 surface feet per minute. If you're running an 18" saw, then to get 8,000 sf/m you need to run 1700 rpm.

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