Aluminum work - Spindle vs Router vs AMB or Mafell milling motor

[Julien]

The (insane) thread thread that @Vince.Fab started has multiple references to his 60K spindle

Hardcore Aluminum milling on an S3

I have a full quote for three JGL spindles but even the cheapest comes out to $1750. Also there is a big weight difference between these and the other spindles. It would be silly to buy one of those yet still run V wheels imo. I have three spindles 0.8kw 24krpm 65mm 110v with sk15 ATC 1.5kw 24krpm 80mm 110v 1.2kw 60krpm 62mm 220v Both 110 spindles use the same VFD and the 60k is just unbelievable. All in all I only have $1500 in these spent over a good amount of time (cnc work paid for t…