This looks quite promising, and a decent price as well!
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I’ve been watching the details on that router but didn’t realize you could order them now. Very cool. It definitely seems like a good option without having to go through the hassle of a VFD. I think that is a reasonable price.
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Yes it does!
Hmm. I think I might want to test these with Jackpot controllers.
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Oddly they don’t say what the control signal required is on the product page, but it turns out that it’s +5VDC PWM (0.8-9 kHz) and supports 10,000 to 30,000 RPM according to their documentation. So good news for use with Jackpot controllers… not needing any additional modules.
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This couldn’t have come out at a better time, just shopping now for the router! Ryan’s hardware kit should arrive tomorrow to start the build, hopefully there aren’t long delays with the router.
Just ordered, thanks for the head’s up!
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Only 10 years after AMB, but I guess more affordable. 
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Looks like my Autospin T1 has shipped and will be coming in tomorrow, which is perfect timing as I just got all 3 directions moving today on my new LR4.
Looking at some of the technical details, it looks like I can indeed connect directly to the Jackpot 3. Looking ahead, which pins should I connect it to? Would I stick one wire into one of the GPIO pins on the Module connection and the other to the ground pin?
I’ll still need to figure out the software part, but think that is pretty straight forward. Just have to get a lay of the land there, but want to be sure I don’t unleash any of the magic smoke before I even use the thing.
Thanks!
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Just received the AutoSpin this afternoon, slid in like it belonged.
Looks like they send everything needed to hook it up. Plugged it in to GPIO 2 on the 5V side, now need to get into the software to initialize it.
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If you’re using Fluidnc, this might help. http://wiki.fluidnc.com/en/config/spindle_speed_maps
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That is perfect @Rocco85 , just what I’m going to need.
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149, that does not sound high? looks like the kobalt. but with speed and on off control. i may be enticed at 99 bucks.
$149 for a spindle you can turn on/off and adjust the RPM via gcode with an ER11 collet. It’s basically all the functionality of a spindle except reverse and you don’t need a VFD. I think $149 is a very reasonable price. Much cheaper than spindle + VFD. Plus for a Lowrider where the Jackpot is in the beam, running the control wires for it will be easy. When they first announced it, the price was going to be $170 or $180, which I still think is decent.
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Make a 230V one, you bastards. If you’re VFD controlling it you could literally make it single SKU wide-input voltage. Damnit.
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I seriously doubt that there’s a VFD in it. It looks like it just has a small controller to drive the electronic speed control present in the Makita 701C that it’s a clone of.
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Yeah, fair point. No reason to think it’s anything more complex than the usual series wound motor + speed controller, just with external input instead of a dial on a pot.
Still, I feel my point stands… Make a 230V one, you bastards.
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Mine should be here in the next day or two. Andy actually came here last year and brought one for me to take a look at. They put a lot of work into those. I am very interested to give it a spin.
I am not all that into the speed control per say but I think, well, maybe I should not say until I look at it. I don’t want to confuse any details
Makita’s are now sitting at $149, This cost a little more because of shipping but it comes with both sized collets and on off control…and spare brushes. If it does what is says I am sure this is a new 120V go-to.
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Interesting. The Sienci sounds like a great deal for US users, compared to the Makita.
The Makita is CAD$139 (US$103) here, so not quite as competitive for some international users.
Built in ER11, comes with two sizes, and you can buy any other size for cheap. Built in start stop. I still think that is the better deal. Looks like some bearing work was done so it should run cooler than the bad makita’s (crap shoot) as well.
The best thing about start stop is you know exactly when you need a tool change or the job is done. I am usually sanding, cleaning the shop, or doing more CAM while a job is running but hearing the router stop is a quick reminder to see what it needs. Otherwise, I can miss a tool change for a while even if I am working at the same table.
I hope it is as good as it seems. The Kobalt was pretty nice while we had them, this should be all the things we asked Kobalt to do.
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Yep, not discounting the features – they are good. Just pointing out that it’s not necessarily about the same price for everyone (could be 50% more) for when we start recommending people use it… given the history of cost sensitivity around here.
If you’ve got a spare output for the start/stop, you’ve got a spare output to run a car horn…
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