Nearly Finished

[naijin]

Well after 18 months of perserverence I have made it this far (almost ready, just the finer details left) I have posted some photos of the machine and the cooling system for my 2.2Kw spindle.

 

[Tony Wells]

Looks very good! Is the spindle you are using an off-the-shelf model? I can see lots of time and effort there. I like it.

 

[naijin]

Looks very good! Is the spindle you are using an off-the-shelf model? I can see lots of time and effort there. I like it.

Hi Tony, yes the spindle is off the shelf, the one in the photos is 12 volt dc purchased on e-bay from China for $69.00AU, I use it to practice and set up the table top, the one that will be used for the job is a 2.2Kw water cooled with a VFD controller, which will be attached in the next couple of days, the reason for the cooling system.

 

[jumps4]

nice work
that looks good and solid. I have been considering a 2.2kw spindle as an add-on for my zx45 but i'm not sure how well it will work with a 8000 rpm min.
steve