DIY Knowledge - Peripheral (circumference) speed

Peripheral (circumference) speed

Umfangsgeschwindigkeit

Velocidad periférica

Vitesse de coupe

Speed on the circumference of a rotating object.

Peripheral speed of a circular saw blade by way of example
1 peripheral speed in metres per
1 second = distance which the teeth
1 travel in 1 second.
2 rotational speed in revolutions per
minute = number of revolutions of the
saw blade in 1 minute.