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Drifting off topic to motor - was - RE: drill press recommendations?

2006-08-17 by Andrew

> > Me wrote:
> > I wonder if anyone that hangs around in the LRK
> > group has thought of making his own brushless DC
> > high speed spindle.........
> 
> ST wrote: 
> Sure have, and Herbert Kabi would make spindles
> for you if you can afford them ;-)

Only want to do 20-30K - so I think I can do that
spindle OK myself.

> I think an inrunner would be better for that
> though..

Probably an inrunner instead an outrunner yes.
And LRK/SPS may not be best idea anyways if I
want that 30K speed.  Just a 9 stator 12 pole
probably.

> But then - a proxxon spindle costs what? 20eur?
> something like that anyway. Motor, collets,
> etc.. all in one unit. Not really much point
> in rolling your own, unless you need more RPM
> or something.

Must get better value spindles in europe.  In
OZ for $30 (20 euro) we can only get cheap knock
off chinese "Drummels" and "Praxxons".

But the reason I realy want to make a brushless
spindle is to get rid of the belt like in my
sakai.

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