Yes, Kreg states this. In this case, as is the case with most cutting of
soft material. speed is not at all critical. I believe that they recommend a
higher speed as most people have difficulty controlling their feedrate. For
the same feedrate, higher speed reduces chip load resulting in a smoother
cut. You can do the same at a slower speed by reducing feed rate (as you
have apparently realized).

"Andy" wrote in message
oups.com...
It has a high enough speed to work well with my
Kreg pocket hole bit, which requires 2000 rpm; none of my cordless
drills come close.

I'm curious about this requirement - I've never used my Kreg pocket
hole bit at full speed, and it's seemed to work fine. In fact, if I
had to guess, I'd say it works better at slower speeds, and with a
brief pullout to clear chips.
Is this in the Kreg literature?
Andy