Well, the magic tool account is finally up for a little exercise after having recovered from the big OF purchase. After reading what I can find here on spindles, I have a few questions. There is a significant price difference between spindles made in China and those made in Germany. In some cases…

Hey Bob, hey Dave @circuitbug , [image] Bob_D: Why do I want the larger spindle and not the 65mm diameter/800W? My thought is a larger spindle will have a larger diameter shaft and bearings so able to handle higher loads. yes, and longer life. With 80 mm you can’t do much wrong. There is room…

Deescalating from DEFCON 5. It works. No thanks to the instructions or the manual. Sorry, I’m not usually grumpy, but this has been an unexpected challenge. Not sure I’d have made it without your help. Jim

“ @349iq2345 ” alter ego is "Captain VFD.":grin:

Yes, I saw that thread and I’m following along. I’m leaning toward a 1.5KW 80mm spindle, but air or water cooled, which to choose. Air would be simpler to implement/setup, but I am concerned about how much debris will be drawn into the spindle by the fan. Will I be tearing it apart every n hours …

Bob, with the dust collector running I get very little in the way of dust. The spindle is tall, so the fan is quite a ways away from the work surface. Also, I’m breaking in the ER16 spindle right now and it is quite quiet. It does get a bit loud at 18000 and above. It is, however, like night and day…

[image] Bob_D: Air would be simpler to implement/setup, but I am concerned about how much debris will be drawn into the spindle by the fan. Will I be tearing it apart every n hours to clean it? Is keeping it clean as simple as blowing some air through it periodically? I doubt that. @MikeH st…

OK, so air it is, that was easy. :slight_smile:

Good choice Bob! As far as getting dust in the spindle, may I suggest attaching a piece of clothes dryer hose to the top of the spindle and have it attached to a box (12" sq) with a filter on top. You could place an inline fan in the box, blowing toward the spindle. Thus cooling and dust control…

Hey Bob, [image] Bob_D: Air would be simpler to implement/setup, but I am concerned about how much debris will be drawn into the spindle by the fan. Those who used the Makita Trim Router are already familiar with air-cooling: [Makita_RT0701C_Datasheet_P01__Air-cooling_Arrow]

And some of them are familiar with their local fire department now too. I bought a Makita which pained me as I have 8 other routers (1 Milwaukee, 1 DeWalt, 3 Porter-Cable, 1 Festool, 2 RIDGID) and none of them will fit any of the available mounts. I’m not impressed with the Makita. I’ll use it to …

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@MikeH stated the other day:

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