Moshe Kohen wrote:
Any drawback for using spindle? power, wear and tear. etc.
How do you control Z axis with the spindle?
What are the advantages of using spindle vs. router/trimmer?
a spindle is probably a little less powerful, but quieter and better bearings
(which makes them quieter, more precise, and longer lasting)
they also tend to spin slower, which is an advantage for this machine (the
maslow doesn’t move very fast, so a very high speed motor will burn up the bit
faster, especially something like that 32000 rpm one you were looking at)
see M4 Router Be Gone (installed the spindle)
(and the thread pointed to in the first post) for what you need to print to make
a sleeve that will fit in the maslow 4 in place of the router and will hold the
52mm 500w spindle you link to below.
Another option that has been suggested is a 600w brushless spindle. It will be
very close to the power of the router (brushless are far more efficient than
brushed) last far longer, and be quieter than the brushed one you posted the
link to (which is still better than the router)
I purchased one like https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805052691834.html and
then because I want to have the option to use larger bits (up to 1/2" shank), I
purchased the ER20-10mm adapter
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806338163886.html and ER20 collets
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804810573689.html
But I have not tried this yet.
This is 59mm diameter, so it will need a different sleeve than the 500w one
above, but can be made to fit, and may be tall enough that the brackets in the
router-be-gone threads will need to be tweaked to be taller or something like
that.
most of the more powerful spindles that are attractive are 80mm diameter, and
that won’t fit in the maslow 4 (max 69mm)
In one of those threads, someone recommended a 1.5kw spindle that would fit.
That spindle would be far more powerful, but it was also ~$300 vs ~$80 for the
500w brushed one or $140 for the 600w brushless one
given what I’ve seen of the pricing of 220/240v routers, I think any of the
three spindle options would be far better for you
David Lang