65 mm spindle vs basic carbide router

CNC Machines
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I’m considering upgrading to the 65 mm router for my XXL 4 . The question is can I be a little more aggressive with this system than with the bacis router. Thanks

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I believe you mean 65mm VFD spindle vs. Carbide Compact Router.

We hashed that out pretty thoroughly previously:

I will note that the ER-11 Carbide Compact Router is on sale now:

so if that seems a good value for folks might be worth grabbing, esp. if considering moving up to a VFD spindle later.

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Belt driven machines are limited by the belts. An SO4 has wider belts but is still limited for aggressive cuts but you can get better performance with a spindle over a trim router. The most talked about benefit of the spindle is the noise level. Trim routers tend to whine more than spindles.

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I just upgraded to the air cooled spindle on my SO5 and it was definitely worth it! You can definitely take deeper passes without bogging down the spindle.

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Given that there is no current sale season elsewhere does this indicate that there is a new revision/ potentially improved bottom bearing coming?

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No idea, I’m not involved in the financial end of things, and if/when I am involved in product testing I am not authorized to speak about it.

Ask the folks in Sales — they might be able to share something.

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