choosing a spindle.

[charlieuk]

has any one had one from the Portsmouth supplier are they actually the same thing? the pictures all seam to vary and there is no mention of if its 3 or 4 bearings. I was going to get one from cnc4u but they are out of stock for 8 weeks till there next shipment.

[Jonathan]

1.5KW WATER COOLED SPINDLE MOTOR ER16 & VFD DRIVE INVERTER 80mm Diameter | eBay

has any one had one from the Portsmouth supplier are they actually the same thing? the pictures all seam to vary and there is no mention of if its 3 or 4 bearings. I was going to get one from cnc4u but they are out of stock for 8 weeks till there next shipment.

Apparently all these spindles come from one of two factories. I wouldn't worry about the pictures.. just pick one. If you're application warranted getting a better quality spindle, then I'd suggest a specific one from www.aliexpress.com (which would cost quite a lot more), but for cutting foam / wood any of them will be fine.

Typo through speed typing?! My 1.5kW water cooled spindle came with an ER11, not ER16, which is max ~7mm or 1/4" collets

1.5kW spindles are available with ER16, but you're right - I meant to say ER11.

This thread is rapidly becoming a duplicate of this one, mainly due to me admittedly.

[charlieuk]

cheers many thanks will toss a coin and go for it then, last question i suppose would be the spindle mount. It appears the only one i can find is from china? are there any other options as google doesn't seam to throw up much
many thanks indeed.

[Clive S]

cheers many thanks will toss a coin and go for it then, last question i suppose would be the spindle mount. It appears the only one i can find is from china? are there any other options as google doesn't seam to throw up much
many thanks indeed.

Just ask on the forum I am sure that there are a few people on here that would make one for you...Clive

[dazza]

cheers many thanks will toss a coin and go for it then, last question i suppose would be the spindle mount. It appears the only one i can find is from china? are there any other options as google doesn't seam to throw up much
many thanks indeed.

check out the 3rd post down in the thread below its a decent alternative spindle mount i and others have used, theres a little work to do like pull out the bearings slit it,and a few holes put in,
http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/market...dle-mount.html

[charlieuk]

cheers that a great little idea may well do that then.