Thread: Will this work as a straight razor polisher?

No, it wont work. Not at that speed and a frequency drive to slow it down would cost 10x more than an inexpensive 800-1200rpm buffer. At that speed, you are likely to take off a finger or worse if the blade catches on the wheel.

how about a way to slow it down permanently say 1500-2000 and from there start using larger or smaller wheels.

Why not just use step pulleys and a cheap shaft & bearing set up?

Gary

sorry i am not a native speaker. a picture or image will help.

Originally Posted by rocarule

how about a way to slow it down permanently say 1500-2000 and from there start using larger or smaller wheels.

The problem is that motors such as those are not built to slow down. They're meant to go at 1 particular speed only.
The only decent way to make them go slower is a frequency drive, and that costs more than the thing is worth.