Help before ordering spindle and controller

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So this may be asked many times before. but i’m now sitting heer and wondering what controller and spindle to order.
I don’t whant to run Marlin as Firmware.
I have looket at FluidNC with the 6 pack universal controller, blackbox X23 or the CNC xPRO.
But a bit expensive some of them. need some recommendations.

And the spindle do i go for the Makita RT0701CX7 , DEWALT D26200 or the 52/55mm ebay spindle?Is there a benefit of having water cooling or air cooling with the ebay spindles?

And is there some of them i can control the spindle speed over software?

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I use Estlcam as my controller, using an Open CNC Shield 2. The drawback is that you always need a USB cable. I also use a Makita, it‘s great.

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And the spindle do i go for the Makita RT0701CX7 , DEWALT D26200 or the 52/55mm ebay spindle?

These days, a majority of new builds I see on the forum are going with the Makita. It has a greater RPM range than the Dewalt trim router, it is lighter (less mass to push around), and, in the last several years, it has had greater availability.

Spindles are quieter, but the 52/55mm ebay spindles are likely 500W or 600W spindles, and therefore underpowered compared to trim routers. You would need to step it up to at least an 800W spindle or a 1.5KW spindle, both will cost you substantially more than a router.

One issue is that, if you go with either the Makita or the Dewalt and you want to use 1/8" or 3mm router bits, you will need a second collet. There is a lot of value in being able to use the smaller bits. There are places in the US that sell the smaller collets for both the Dewalt and the Makita (including V1), but shipping and import duties may make them extremely expensive for you (I’m assuming you are in Europe given the model number of the Dewalt).

There are Makita clone routers that come with ER- 11 collets. ER-11 collets are available in most places, and are much less expensive than the Makita and Dewalt collets. A quick search yielded this one available in Europe. I don’t know anything about the quality of this specific router.

And is there some of them i can control the spindle speed over software?

Makita speed control requires a companion board. See this post. It is likely the spindle will require a companion board as well. It will depend on the VFD model. Most VFDs expect an analog 0V to 10V input, so something needs to map the 5V or the 3.3V PWM pins to 10V. The 12V fan pins cannot be used on most boards because they use ground side switching.

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