Why on earth does it waste time ramping RPM? Every machine I've owned would get up to max RPM (6000-8200 RPM) in well under a second. They would all stop almost as fast.
Personally, I think doing ANYTHING while the spindle is running is just begging for injury. I don't even like having a tool in the spindle with the spindle off when I'm re-loading a fixture.
Regards,
Ray L.