Has anyone here have experience with the air-cooled spindles as sold by Amazon.com ? What is the longevity under general usage? Do they stand up to long run times? How is low RPM torque? Thanks, experienced responses preferred.

One owner - since sold his set-up - had used that Mechatron ATC adapter on his spindle, however he was using a different controller and had modified his 1F in other ways as well.

All I can say is that I love my air cooled spindle… a lot of people say that the fan will pull dust down into the spindle but if you have a good dust extraction system and you use it there should be no problem.

I really like my air-cooled spindle as well. The air intake is at the top of the spindle - a very long way from where the cutting is going on. I always run dust collection - so dust at the top of the spindle is not a concern for me. Here’s the one I purchased - looks like it’s out of stock at the mo…

[image] MikeH: I really like my air-cooled spindle as well. The air intake is at the top of the spindle - a very long way from where the cutting is going on. I ran an air-cooled spindle on a Shopbot Desktop for years (like 5 maybe?) without any problem whatsoever. I almost never ran dust coll…

I really wish 1F would offer a 43mm mount (euro neck). There are many air-cooled milling motors available. I’m personally attracted to the Mafell FM1000 . Of course I could cut a reducer from the 65mm to 43mm but I’m concerned with fit and, most importantly, with hitting the stepper motor.

Hey Benoît, [image] ben: There are many air-cooled milling motors available. I’m personally attracted to the Mafell FM1000 . What is it that makes this model interesting for you?

They have a version that can interact with the controller, so the G-code would set the speed, turn it on, etc. But I’m attracted to that model primarily because I’m very familiar with Mafell. I own their equipment and I have always found it reliable and quality products.

[image] ben: They have a version that can interact with the controller, so the G-code would set the speed, turn it on, etc. This is interesting . And you also have something between its 0–10 V DC speed control voltage input and your CNC controller?

Not yet but I’m much more at ease with electronics than mechanical mounts. So the first hurdle is a 43mm mount for 1F.

[image] ben: Not yet […] How would you realize it, with an Arduino? You would easily have a RS-485 interface with the MAX485 shields offered. Or are there existing solutions? [image] ben: […]but I’m much more at ease with electronics than mechanical mounts. So the first hurdle is a 43mm…

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Hey Benoît,

What is it that makes this model interesting for you?

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