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thanks! I know very little about it but from what I've seen I have no desire to use mach3. I have seen some hints that Xpro may be noiser than...
smoother is good. Do you mean smoother under variable load or just inherently smoother regardless? so was that successful mistake using the...
Makes sense that a sharper mill will be quieter. I wonder about damping the mounting and router too to avoid transmitting vibrations through the...
thanks! that's very useful information. that idle level is very good for a router. I assume it is quieter when cutting a shallower cut like...
Can anyone give me an idea about spindle weight and how it affects speed and acceleration on a screw driven workbee? I'm deciding between a...
thanks! that would be great! FWIW levels are usually measured at 1m from the source, just to keep everything standardised. Maybe some others can...
thanks, that's very helpful - though do you think you can tell much about sound level from a video? A quick db reading on a meter might be more...
some chinese spindle links: these look like the best I've found so far, HuanYang branded VFD and allegedly in Germany which should mean no VAT on...
some more snippets of info: I have a trend 850w handheld router - i just measured the noise level from it at minimum speed (which I think is...
I'm in the north east - Durham is the nearest city. I'd probably go for a quiet chinese spindle just to make sure that isn't an issue for noise -...
would you run the cutter faster or slower for hardwood compared to ply or MDF? I'm still undecided, now considering the makita but also hoping...
I'm about to buy a workbee and I am wondering about alternative controller boards instead of the Xpro that ooznest bundle as standard. I have...
The way I'm visualising it if I try to cut say a 90mm piece all the way through straight down then I will hit the bottom of the Z axis extrusion...
I am aware of this limitation, yes, but I admit I'm having great difficulty visualising *why* this is the case. Is there a graphic or a video...
ok, well that's worth considering. Where did you get your makita? I haven't found one quite that cheap yet. and how do you find the collets? did...
hmm well that's interesting thanks - that seems to somewhat contradict my research. Has anyone compared the makita and a chinese spindle? Also how...
I split off my spindle enquiry to a separate thread: https://openbuilds.com/threads/which-chinese-spindle-for-workbee.12102/ I'd especially like...
So the 2A and 2.8A motors have the same max torque, but the 2A does it with less current - how does that work?
I'm probably about to buy a Workbee 1000x750. I will be doing mostly 2 sided 3D carving in wood. I want a quiet spindle since my workshop is in...
I've been perusing the forum looking for spindle/router recommendations, but i haven't found anything very conclusive. I was going to buy the...
