Perhaps the pertinent thing when considering extractor speed would be rim speed.   I know that 200 to 300 RPM's top speed workes with a 32 frame, 36 inch diameter machine.
 
Anyone out there know the proper way to calculate centrifical force?
 
 
Dennis Morefield
Sideline Beekeeper,  100 colonies(at times!), Oregon, USA
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