Once I decided that I was going to upgrade my CNC, the first upgrade that I commited to was replacing the DeWalt DWP611 that came with my Shapeoko. The DeWalt is really just a small trim router. It’s well made but it has a very limited RPM range–16,000 to 26,000 RPM. A lot of milling activities need lower RPMs than that. While researching possible options, I kind of fell in love with the idea of a tool-changing spindle. Expensive professional CNC machines generally have the ability to swa...
