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27th April 2012, 03:47 PM #1Senior Member
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china spindles - unsure who to buy from
hi fellow cncers,
I've been getting my build back up and running again now that a few of life's hurdles are out of the way.
I'm at the stage of getting a spindle/vfd combo but am at a loss as to who to buy from these days.
I know I can only afford a china spindle but there's so many sellers on ebay these days that I don't know who is selling the decent ones.
I remember lovehappy, linearmotion being good but are there other sellers out there now that people have had a good experience with?
I'm thinking 2.2kw water cooled will be the most versatile for me with most of my work being wood and some light ally cutting.
thanks for your honest replies
Mark
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27th April 2012, 05:37 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Mark,
Luck of the draw I'm afraid. I have got around eight spindle/vfd combinations mainly from Lovehappy and Rumie. Both disappeared for a while and now have very limited listings for spindles. I suspect they got too much competition. Eworld was my last supplier.
I have had only one fail bearings but it got a good serviceable life before that and the VFD is still going on the replacement. Cost of a new spindle was cheaper than sourcing AC bearings local. Don't count on warranty as shipping costs may make this void anyway.
Best protection is paying through Paypal. I consider that I have got a good deal on all the spindles I have purchased.Cheers,
Rod
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27th April 2012, 05:42 PM #3Senior Member
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Thanks Rodm. You're pretty much THE guy here for CNC with the number of machines you've built, so I appreciate your advice greatly.
My goal is to get something that can cut a few pieces of furniture for me so that I can get the $ to upgrade to a more industrial unit from a local supplier.
So, if I can get about 40-80hrs out of it then it will have paid for itself.
Cheers
Mark.
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27th April 2012, 07:36 PM #4
Mark
Got our 2.2kw water cooled from linearmotion. Used it on wood, aluminum, brass.
It would have couple of hundred hours on it. Have a thread showing what inside one if your interested
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f170/w...sembly-136209/
Russellvapourforge.com
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3rd May 2012, 04:02 PM #5
mark
No barrow to push, but I have bought three Chinese spindles - two from "LoveHappy"and when one ran a bearing only a relatively short while after buying it, they replaced the thing complete, and even paid for the postage.
In my book, this is a pretty good service.
The two spindles I now run - both 1.5kw air-cooled - are from this supplier, and both have done a LOT of machining - mainly in aluminium and brass - so the laods have been consistent and somewhat demanding.
Noel
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