Spindle Speeds

[Stephen]

I came across this chart for Spindle Speeds.
It is an old document and I typed for clarity.
Perhaps not for pens but a general guideline.

SPINDLE SPEED
RECOMMENDED GENERAL SPEEDS

SPINDLE TURNING
SQUARE LENGTH ROUGHING FINISHING
1 inch 12 inch 1560 3580
2 inch 18inch 980 2520
3 inch 24 inch 980 2520
4 inch 30 inch 575 2520
5 inch 36 inch 575 2520

FACE PLATE TURNING

DIAMETER THICKNESS ROUGHING FINISHING
12 inch 4 inch MAX 575 1560
10 inch 4 inch MAX 980 2560
8 inch 4 inch MAX 1560 2560
6 inch 4 inch MAX 2520 3580

 

[Rifleman1776]

I thank you for posting that. However, there are a number of charts and formulas for speeds. I believe that most turners just go with whatever works safely and well.