1.5kw spindle questions

If I could justify a 220V run, I’d have a Kress 1050 FME-P — mostly for the sake of:

  • speed as low as ~5,000 RPM
  • narrower body to reduce lever effects
  • ER16 collets

EDIT: Ultimately, I bought a Mafell FM 1000 WS — not so much for the reasons above, but for the quick tool change because I’d been doing a lot of test cuts:

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