Heat is your enemy when sanding. Slower means cooler, so sand slowly and
softly to preserve the surface of the wood against burnishing and the
sandpaper against degrade. Not to mention your fingers against blisters.

Green wood is too tough to sand properly, so I give it a run with 100 or
120 - machine sanding, than let it dry before going on. Saves me a lot of
frustration and clogged paper.

"Bart V" wrote in message
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Hi folks,
There have been a lot of postings about turning & grinding speeds
recently. I'm hoping someone will do the "final chapter" and enlighten
me about what speed to do the [final] sanding at. I used to do it at
about 3,000 rpm but slowed it down some as my fingers got too hot. Any
difference in speeds for dry hardwood and green wood?