Mod to a full sized router?

[orlrobinson (mark robinson)]

New spindle, water cooled

I have me a new spindle . Wondering if the SO3 XL is ridged enough for this endeavor.

My 1.5kW water cooled SO3 XL

There have been some discussion around water cooled spindles in New spindle, water cooled, so I thought I would finally post some details of my setup. Spindle: 1.5kW water cooled spindle from UgraCNC: https://ugracnc.com/index.php/online-store/product/gmt-water-cooled-cnc-spindle-1-5-kw-220v-24000-rpm-r. 80mm diameter, 3 phase 220v, ER16 collet. Mounted with 80mm custom spindle mount from Chris at Blue Ox Solutions: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Designed-to-Order-Router-Spindle-Mount-for-most-Router…