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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:01 am 
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I am looking for the best place to buy a 3-4 hp spindle such as and HSD, Colombo, etc. I have been in contact with the companies, but to get a really good price you have to take 50 units....... wow7-eyes

Anyone know of a place that sells a 4hp 18,000 rpm for less than $1060? That is the best quote I have had so far.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:18 am 
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That doesn't sound like a bad price. I'd say it's more important to be pricing put a whole package designed to be as plug and play as possible.


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:53 pm 
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As Sheldon said regarding the price.
Does that include the controller?


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:05 pm 
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Hi guys,

No, that is just the spindle price, but one of my customers called me today with the name of a company that has slightly larger motors, 7hp, for $600. New old stock, but hey, if it works, that is even better. I have the controller and all the extra items needed to make it all work found for a little over $600.

I am going to either be retrofitting my current machine, or building a new one with the CNCBrain that has dual loop encoder feedback with position correction. I already have the Brain, but was waiting to make the change. Now that my router motor melted down on me, I might as well make the whole change at once!

Mike

ps I'll keep you posted with prices, links etc if you want.


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Hi guys,

No, that is just the spindle price, but one of my customers called me today with the name of a company that has slightly larger motors, 7hp, for $600. New old stock, but hey, if it works, that is even better. I have the controller and all the extra items needed to make it all work found for a little over $600.

I am going to either be retrofitting my current machine, or building a new one with the CNCBrain that has dual loop encoder feedback with position correction. I already have the Brain, but was waiting to make the change. Now that my router motor melted down on me, I might as well make the whole change at once!

Mike

ps I'll keep you posted with prices, links etc if you want.


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:12 pm 
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Hi Bob,

Well as most "too good to be true things" gaah ! One was new Colombo spindles and new spindle prices.....and the other one actually dealt in new, used, and rebuilt spindles. They also had some decent prices, but everything is 434-460 volts, which makes for another link in the chain to get it all to work, at least for me.

I am single phase 230v and as old as I am don't want to start over!

Mike


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