65mm spindle height on new 5pro (part 2)

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Using the shortest tool is unambiguous — inventory the tools you have, select the shortest o.a.l., see:

Cutters & collets | Shapeoko CNC A to Z

(for terminology see: Glossary | Shapeoko CNC A to Z )

The photo in the assembly manual:

https://carbide3d.com/hub/docs/65mm-vfd-spindle/

VFD_Spindle_Kit_Install_Guide_v1.pdf

discusses this on pg. 10 and includes Figure 9:

which shows having roughly 3 and 1/8" inches from the bottom of the spindle mount to the tip of the nut on the spindle.

We’ve asked for suggestions for updates to the Shapeoko from A to Z E-book previously:

Contribution to the Shapeoko ebook

Hi folks, You may be aware of this little side/fan project I have: I’ve been writing the first versions with (outstanding) support from @WillAdams and a number of people from the community credited in the ebook, but over the past two years the bulk of the community has shifted to the Shapeoko4 and Pro (and now HDM) and while most of the ebook content still stands, the pictures and some of the information is getting obsolete. Also, I’ve been wanting to add information (more project examples,…

and recently there were no takers:

Terminology and a Glossary

What terminology are folks finding obscure or difficult to understand in the context of CNC machining? Note that we do have a glossary: is there anything which folks have gone to look up which hasn’t been in that?

There are also wiki pages on the /r/shapeoko sub-Reddit:

https://old.reddit.com/r/shapeoko/wiki/faq

which folks should feel free to update.