Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] small spindle ?

turbulatordude wrote:

> Hi all,
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> looking to fabricate a very small bench top machine. looking for a small spindle, something low cost.
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> I would like a spindle like a Dremel Flex shaft, alas, a friend burnt through half a dozen over a year. was he just unlucky ? is there a problem cooling or should he have oiled the bearings ?
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> This will be for a very light duty machine. weight is an issue, I do not want to use anything as big and bulky as a dremel. and I would prefer to not make one.
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Do you have compressed air? There are air-powered pencil grinders that are
sold in the tool catalogs. I guess they have a tiny air motor and maybe a
gear reduction.

Jon