Hi, first post...

I currently have 500W Chinese spindle, supposedly 12,000 RPM (my tachometer states just over 11,00 RPM), which up until now has been fine for cutting wood. However I'm starting to move into aluminium and mild steel, and at lower speeds for drilling there just isn't the torque, so I'm looking at this being my next upgrade.

Any suggestions or considerations that you think I should be aware of please?

One note, my budget is very low at £200 to £300 GBP.


Many thanks