JimGo
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OK, I'll admit right off the bat to being a buffing novice. Why would I want to use an 8" wheel to buff a pen, rather than a 3" or 4"?
<br />Originally posted by BRobbins629
<br />Probably for the same reason you carry an Emperor - bigger is better.
Originally posted by btboone
<br />It's all about the surface speed. If it goes too fast, it will melt plastic and get bits of compound caught in the finish.
<br />Originally posted by ed4copies
<br />First, the larger diameter does create higher speed (this is a fact)...
<br />Originally posted by ed4copies
QUESTION: WHICH ONE WAS MOVING FASTER?????? (in YOUR opinion)???
Originally posted by Jerryconn
<br />For a piece to travel around the different diameters in the same time (RPM) the feet per minute has to be higher.