Shapeoko Pro spindle vs router noise comparison!! (Very unscientific!!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- I talk to a lot of people about the HDZ and 2.2kw spindle upgrade for the Shapeoko Pro.
This would of course be relevant no matter what cnc you were adding a spindle to.
It seems to be almost mandatory for people to add a enclosure to their hobby level cnc router builds. People either incorporate a enclosure to their base from the beginning or add one very soon after building their cnc. In my opinion they do this primarily due to noise. No one wants to listen to a screaming trim router for several hours......
The answer in my opinion is spindle. Will it reduce the noise as well as a enclosure??
That depends on the enclosure. A enclosure built with 1/2" or 3/4" plywood or M+DF w+ill not³ reduce as much as you might think. A doublqe walled enclosure with sound deadening insulation will probably make your cnc sound very quiet but your looking at doubling the cost of the build.
I hope to very soon shoot some video showing a decimal meter during a actual carve.
If you read through this or just skimmed to bottom and are interested in a spindle. Find me on Facebook and I can show you two options that will fill the needs of most everyone.
Your setup looks Amazing.
Looks scientific enough 😁 watercooled here too .. with 5 manual routers in my shop and not wanting to deal with brushes failing let alone the noise, I went water cooled from the get go 👍 and run until 2am with the neighbors none the wiser 🤣
And then the dust collector drops in (in our case a 3.5 stage 3h 240vin the same room) …what spindle/router noise?😂
Thanks for the vid! Been curious about side by side. If we upgrade to a spindle it’d most likely be for runout accuracy improvement, but then, maybe time to move to an Epilog (mainly cutting mdf). Now to listen to your wc vs ac spindle vid… 😊
Forget the noise: how about a router isn't designed to run as long as a spindle. The brushes and bearings WILL wear out in under a year with hobby level running. Think about it: they are designed for edge trimming around a board and done. In a CNC they run for hours on end. Get a spindle and call it a day for reliability alone.
Great comparison. Thanks for posting this.
Im getting a CNC machine soon and I'm a little concerned with how loud that router will be while its cutting also. Routers are loud at it is!!
Thanks again.
The machine makes more noise than the spindle.
What two spindles do you recommend?