Quote Originally Posted by Omega1975 View Post
Am I correct in assuming that if I put 8 inch wheels on a 6 inch buffer it will reduce the rpm's a bit?
The RPM will not change but the speed of the buffing media will be faster
on a larger wheel. Something like Pi*D=mediaLength
The final answer is mediaLength*RPM

Doing some math in my head is dangerous but
swapping a out a 6" wheel with an 8" wheel
will get the speed to increase by 1/3 when RPMs
remain fixed.