Russell Shaw wrote:
> I haven't got a motor yet. I was thinking of using a cheapy
> motor to drive my own shaft with lower slop bearings.
Lowest cost I've seen would be something like the
trimmers/die grinders you were looking at. That's the first
time I've heard of trimmers. The trimmers seem more suited
because they have better mounting assembly attached to them.
The die grinders are designed to be held by hand. The die
grinder I got has a round part on the end for mounting.
Stefan mentioned a Proxxon was also a very well made motor,
but don't know who sells them in Australia. The Bosch GSS27
I got was about AUD$240, I'd expect all these motors to be
around the same price range (AUD$240 ~ $340). The AUD$100
Dremal kit would be a complete waste of money for a cnc.
These are all industrial type tools, so you may not find
them next to handyman stuff.