Little Machine Shop Spindle

[rontruong]

http://littlemachineshop.com/product...ory=-269978449

Hi guys,

What do you guys think about this? I will only have access to 110V power, so 220 V is out of question.

The intended use will be for hobby CNC milling on a 12"x12"x6" desktop mill w/ a moving table. Nothing too fast, it is not really that important.

I like how the low and high speeds are in a good range for milling metals, but I'm not sure if it has enough power?

I really wanted to get the chinese spindle at first, but I don't have access to the 220V power at the moment.

Also, I dropped them an email to ask them about the runout of the system, so we'll see how good it is

Oh yeah, R8 or 3MT? All I know is 3MT is more permanent and meant to stay in there unless I wanna hammer it out...



The last option would be to get a strong AC motor and manually make a spindle for it, but if time runs out, I'll be getting this instead to save time and frustration.

thanks!

[jalessi]

Rontruong,

Have you seen the work Hoss2006 has done with the X2?

No doubt very capable for what it is.

http://www.hossmachine.info/

Jeff...

[rontruong]

WOW, great thanks for the good source!!

[CarveOne]

Get the R8 spindle version. There is much more tooling available for it at low prices. R8 tooling requires a light hammer tap on the jack screw that holds it into the spindle also.

CarveOne

[leggazoid]

Check reviews at www.mini-lathe.com for runout examples.

lathe and mill spindle have similar construction and runout.

[rontruong]

great thanks for the review link!

I figured r8 was better, thats what we use at school I think.. looks very similar

[rontruong]

so from looking at hoss's website and all prices... it seems like its a lot cheaper to buy an X2 and work off that...?

what do you guys think....?

I was summing up buying the column and the spindle assembly... and making my own x-y stage.. but it'd probably come close to the cost and take more time...