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Taig Micro-Mill with HS Spindle

A video of my Taig mill with HS water cooled spindle running at 15,000 RPM milling wax double sided master for lost wax casting.  Sorry about vertical format. I know better but filmed this originally for quick share with a friend on  iPhone Messenger. Right click on image and open in new window for larger size and audio.

Taig Micro-Mill with HS-W/C spindle milling wax.

Swarf Blower Added to Taig HS Spindle

Wax swarf blower system

The blower that was added to the Taig spindle on the original WAX milling system has been updated to operate on the new high speed water cooled spindle. A full article with pictures can be found here: https://thehobbyistmachineshop.com/cms/projects/wax-fan-v-2-0

This is not a dimensional, How-To article. It demonstrates how 3D printing can be utilized to add accessories to the Taig mill and a high speed water cooled spindle.

Taig 24K RPM Spindle Article Available

The full article on the Taig 24,000 RPM water cooled spindle conversion is now available on The Hobbyist Machine Shop website. Follow this URL: 

https://thehobbyistmachineshop.com/cms/projects/high-speed-spindle-for-the-taig-micro-mill

The new spindle performance exceeds all expectations. It is not a low cost option / addition to an already  adequate micro-machine tool system, but it does provide a very good way to achieve more than double the stock Taig spindle speeds.

Some applications using very small diameter tooling are performed much better when running adequate SFM and cut travel speeds. High speed spindles and especially water cooled ones like this example are a joy to use because of their extremely quite operation.

The Taig spindle is known for its quiet operation and the water cooled spindle here is in my opinion just as quite or perhaps more so, even running at full speed. Tool cutting sound is the same but the spindle motor has none of the sound of a high speed router.

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