Hi,

I built a Aluminium framed 3axis router a year or so ago and it has been very successfull for us. I mainly machine wood or HD model board (Polyeurethane) for prototyping various product designs for my company. The router uses a small palm router from Makita (RT0700) which is fine for wood and model board. The problem is that the Makita starts at 10,000 rpm and I would like to machine some small plastic and aluminium parts and this is causing an issues with pick up on the tool bits. I would like a spindle that could use HSS bits. Any help appreciated. Simon