it's a 2.2 KW air cooled spindle.

@@jasonhauserman-k9s thank you. Good cnc machine

@@Howard-Stark I built this machine after i bought a cheap import. i was curious as to what you got with a cheap import. the short answer would be a machine with a lot shortcuts taken where it is not very useful when it comes to cutting soft materials. but the import is set up to use a laser so at some point i will pick up a laser and use it for that, so it gets to be used for something. the total cost for my machine was well under $2,000 and it is doing a reasonable job from the start so i am happy with it.

those and just a plain uncoated are what i have seen work the best if cutting dry. one other trick i learned is if you do end up clogging a cutter up a soak in a sodium hydroxide will dissolve the aluminum and not hurt the carbide. just do it someplace with ventilation since it does cause some fumes..

I'm not sure about what music you might be referring to? but the sound of happy cutting is music to my ears 😄

I think i have become spoiled over the last 35 years and take flood coolant for granted. i think anyone able to make something on a desktop machine deserves a pat on the back honestly. You have a lot of extra stuff to overcome working on something with these machines. Lack of coolant is one, but mist gets you past the heat build up at least :)

@@jasonhauserman-k9s I meant i have to build a machine, so @toma.cnc1 here on youtube, that is also my channel

thanks for subscribing. I'm still getting a feel for the machine but so far i have no complaints with the results. for a machine that is in the 75lbs to 100lbs range it gets the job done in a reasonable amount of time.

@@jasonhauserman-k9s what size of linear rails are you running in Y axis? I like your gantry beam, do you have a link for it?

@@xyzspec82 20mm on the Y and 15mm on the X, the gantry beam is 3/4 flat bar stock along with the rail mounts for the Y axis everything else is either 3/8 tooling plate or 15 series extrusion.

Wow that performs really well for such a simple structure 😎

@@xyzspec82 the first test path was in the movement space of a 9.5 inch circle and the machine was able to hold a 860IMP feed rate in that small space. with the small machines high spindle speed is your best friend when it comes to nonferrous metals and then you work on the high-speed machining from there. this kind of machining you want fast acceleration in the mix as well. my first real parts video has two 3d milling toolpaths. and the cycle time was around 3 minutes which is pretty good for that kind of machining.