Yes the spindle is only 0.8Kw but most of the cutting I will do is balsa and up to 6mm birch ply. I could have bought a 1.5Kw spindle for less money with a 1 year warranty but the bearings had only 6 months warranty. So I went for a certificated german 4 bearing spindle with a two year warranty including the bearings so no worries for 2 years and the vfd has a 3 year warranty.