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"Rick M" wrote:

"Steve knight" wrote

here are a couple of the first decent signs I made on my new cnc
router. you can see some vids of it in action here.



Hey Steve,

Nice ShopBot! I like your signage. I see you opted for a real spindle ... is
that the Colombo 3HP? It's a good thing when you can hear the servos over
the spindle (can't do that with the Porter Cable Router as a spindle).

Now you can custom engrave planes for people ... and perhaps even inlay.

I have a feeling that may have crossed his mind....*S*

You run a PC? Do you find yourself wishing for more power often? And
when does that happen mostly?
The 5 speed PC's, tripped on me all the time, hand held with plenty
available juice.
I like to think a Porter Cable router will do me, but solid surface
materials do put up a bit of a fight.

The ShopBot people now have another brand (HSD) of high frequency
spindles available in 2.25 and 4 HP, both of which are available in
single phase 220.. which is kinda cool, as the electricians' quotes for
3 phase in my new shop are through the roof... at least for now.

The feed-back I'm getting, seems to be split into two camps:
a) buy what I think I am going to need
b) start off slow/small and buy what I need when the need arises.

....but you mentioned something very important...a spindle is much
quieter.

more research.

r