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booski
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Quick video

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbD0d5_UJwI

Bout it will, will elaborate later!
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Re: Quick video

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Always good to "geek out" on CNC videos :D

Out of interest, what is the speed of the spindle in the vid?
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Re: Quick video

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Speed is about 25k rpm. It would go more if I set the power supply the extra half a volt or so that's left on the adjuster but then I start getting more harmonics than what I already do.
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Re: Quick video

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I did just bump the voltage to the maximum and got 27,000 RPM out of the spindle. I don't think the o-ring belt would have lasted long at that though, looked like it was about to fly off!
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Re: Quick video

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Would love to get something that fast.

8k is the max. of my lame spindle. :(
http://www.autoleveller.co.uk/. Software to probe and adjust a GCode file for PCB's or any probe-able surface.

http://www.autoleveller.co.uk/cnc-probe-guide/. A short guide to setting up the probe.

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Re: Quick video

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You know what, this spindle is quite possibly the simplest spindle ever.

It's it literally an 8mm diameter ER11 extension, 2x 608 bearings, 22mm aluminium tube all pressed together and a pulley I turned myself. at 25K RPM it barely gets warm to the touch when milling, the motor has a built in fan to keep itself cool and runs off a 12V supply. Never run it above 33K RPM because that's the bearings maximum speed and yeah, it does get hot then. I've had a past version up to 55k RPM with a brushless motor which I've still got actually but by christ it's noisy and get's very hot.

The machine itself came with a crappy damaged spindle that would top out at 8k on 48V and was entirely worthless. I pinched the spindle off my college project, make a couple of reducers for the spindle clamps, a mount for the motor and an O-ring for a pulley.
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