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Table 2 - Cutting Speeds - Conversion Chart:
Surface feet per minute (sfm) to Revolutions per minute (rpm)

Cutter
Diameter
Inches
Surface Feet Per Minute (sfm)
10152025303540455060708090100
1/16611917122215281834214024452751305736684280489155026114
3/3240761181510191222142616301834203824462853326136674075
1/8306458611764917107012221375152818342139244527503056
5/322443674896117338569781100122214661711195522002444
3/16204306407509611713815917101912221426163018342038
1/41532293063824585356116887649171070122213761528
5/1612218324430636742848955061173385697811001222
3/81021532042553063574084585096117138159161018
7/1687131175218262306349393437524611699786874
1/276115153191229268306344382459535611688764
9/1668103137172204238272306340407475543611679
5/86192122153184214245276306367428489552612
11/165584112140167194222249278333389444500555
3/45176102127153178203229254306357408458508
13/16477195118142166190213237284332379427474
7/8446687109131153175196219262306349392438
138577696115134153172191229267306344382
1-1/834516885102119136153170204238272306340
1-1/43146617692107123137153183214245274306
1-3/8284256708397111125139167195222250278
1-1/2253851647689102115127153178204230254
1-3/42233445566768898109131153175196218
2192938485767768696115134153172191
2-1/4172634425159687686102119136153170
2-1/215233138465461697692107122138153
2-3/41421283542495663708397111125139
31319263238455157647689102114127
3-1/211162227333844495566768798109
41014192429333843485767768696
4-1/2913172126303438425159687685
5812151923273134384654616976
5-1/2710141721242831354249566370
6610131619222629323845515764
857101214171922242933384348
104681012131517192327313438
12356810111314161922262932
1434578101112141619222527
162456781011121417192224
18234567910111315171921