FYI, I was googling for the specs page and see that it is even cheaper (a whole $3.75 ;-) on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-M12VC-4-Horsepower-Variable-Speed-Router/dp/B0002ZZWXI
Not sure how it comes out with shipping charges at either place… Tom On Oct 31, 2011, at 8:12 PM, Edward Bernard wrote: > I think this is what you're talking about: > http://bigskytool.com/Hitachi_M12VC_2-14_Peak_HP_Variable_Speed_Fixed_Base_Router___i1159.aspx > It IS a great little router. I put one on my gantry table and it works > great. It's light, quiet and well made but best of all it has an electronic > speed control with feedback via a magnetic encoder. And you can't beat the > price especially if you can get a reconditioned one. Add a Precise bit collet > and you have an excellent spindle for very little money. I plan on getting a > second one so I can try to hack the electronics and enable software speed > control. Unfortunately they have the circuit board encased in what looks like > silicone so it will take a bit of surgery to get in there. Should be doable, > though. > > _Greg > > >> ________________________________ >> From: gene heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> >> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 5:39 PM >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Spindle motor >> >> On Monday, October 31, 2011 06:22:17 PM Viesturs Lācis did opine: >> >>> 2011/10/31 gene heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com>: >>>> On Monday, October 31, 2011 03:38:48 PM Viesturs Lؤپcis did opine: >>>>> Hello, gentlemen! >>>>> >>>>> I need a 2 kW spindle motor and appropriate VFD drive for a wood >>>>> router. I found a seller from Italy on eBay: >>>>> http://www.ebay.it/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310217944560&ss >>>>> Pag eName=ADME:X:RTQ:IT:1123 But they are not responding for a week >>>>> now, so I should find them somewhere else. >>>> >>>> The Hitachi M12V, a hand held, soft start, variable speed router I >>>> have is rated at 2.5 HP, has outstanding collet concentricity for >>>> either 1/4" or 1/2" shank bits, and runs many times smoother than any >>>> of the other routers I own. آ If I were to build me a big gantry >>>> machine, I would certainly consider it as the spindle. >>> >>> Well, the machine is not for my own use. >>> Do I understand correctly, that You mean this one? >>> http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-M12V2-4-Horsepower-Variable-Collets/dp/B00 >>> 0GKC28W/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top >> >> No, that must be a big brother, or 2nd generation model. This one is not >> in a plunge base, but is an ecentric pin, lever driven clamp housing for >> depth adjustments with a collar like the porter-cable 69x's use for depth >> adjustment. This base is removeable at which time a std clamp mount >> designed for the Porter-Cables and such could probably grab and hold it. >> >>> Looks pretty large, or does it show motor within some kind of case or >>> something and motor itself is smaller? Searching for pictures shows >>> all this bulky assembly. >> >> No clue from those pix, and Lowes quit handling Hitachi a year or so back, >> so I have not had the opportunity to put any fingerprints on one of those. >> I give them some good natured hell about that as the Hitachi line of such >> tools are IMO excellent tools for the money. I have 2 of their 14 volt >> driver/drills, nicad batteries which they want too much for, but after 10+ >> years of steady, at times abusive service, they are as good as new with a >> battery fresh off the charger. >> >>> Actually I have to consult with the client about the speed control. I >>> suspect that I might negotiate that spindle is not necessarily set by >>> EMC2, could be a handwheel on a motor itself. >> >> For bigger machinery, being able to reach it also counts. You should not >> have to put yourself in a safety compromising position to reach it, hence >> the requirement for emc, or at least remote control. >> >> But, I'll have to admit that I don't always edit the code to add the >> spindle commands since the hand controls on my rig are on the front face of >> that black box mounted on the lexan shield between the machine and the >> keyboard. Very handy. Some would say too handy. ;-) But for doing 200 >> of something, it would be worthwhile. Mount the part and push r. >> >>> Viesturs >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> ------ Get your Android app more play: Bring it to the BlackBerry >>> PlayBook in minutes. BlackBerry App World™ now supports >>> Android™ Apps for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™. Discover >>> just how easy and simple it is! http://p.sf.net/sfu/android-dev2dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> >> Cheers, Gene >> -- >> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >> -Ed Howdershelt (Author) >> My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> >> I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody. 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