the most German thing is probably that glas bowl which is formed like a giant leaf and somehow shows up in every household.. but after that..

@@olik136 Serie Aspen by Luminarc :)

@@johanness6545 that is the one 😂

The difficulty in GER is more about governmental, tax stuff as well as paper work. Which makes it already such a serious headache for startups and other small business. There are other countries within the European Union that make this whole process so much easier.

I’d buy one with my own money, so I know it’s amazing quality with excellent support! Greetings from USA!

We've been testing a spinogy spindle for professional cnc machines and it looks promising so far.

@@p_mouse8676 Not only that, a constant worry is that granting your employees a living wage and the many other benefits afforded by law may price you out of your market. But 6k euros for that Spindle seems really good.

@@p_mouse8676 It's the same within these United States. Compliance with overly burdensome government regulations prevents far too many people from even investing in startups and is the direct cause of the failure of a large percentage of those which do launch.

Have a look at model jet turbine builders - there are a few designs for DIY balancers that do exactly that.

Also interesting would be something DIY to measure stuff like thermal expansion.

Yes I'd still like it also. But then I'd have to find another enthusiastic metrology nerd to follow, as I love that content as well.

Also laser ablative balancing intrigues me and could be something you could look into if you have the right lasers.

Was already enthusiastically writing my comment when I thought I can't be the only one who would love to see this come to life.

I'm trying to think of what you need a 150kW spindle for and drawing a blank. Half a meter depth of cut in tungsten?

@@oliverer3 Ultra high performance aluminum machining centers for aerospace and marine components capable of linear feeds on the order of 1000 inches per minute.

One of our precision instruments for measuring the length of wool fibers included a keypad mount that started out as 24 in. x 6 in. x 6 in. (609.6 mm x 152.4 mm x 152.4 mm) aluminum bar. More than 85% of the aluminum was removed during the machining operations. Other materials and approaches had been tried but none proved adequate for producing a part that was required to aesthetically pleasing. Of course, this part was manufactured by a company that produced its own keyboards (which were sealed to prevent entry of dust and water vapor) at a cost of $1,200 US in 1984 (more than $3,500 US in 2023 after adjusting for inflation). Quality was never compromised regardless of the expense.

Hey, we all have to start somewhere. I'm sure Marco started the same way and look at him now rocking some pretty amazing equipment.

Any transgression into *my* ATC niche will be understood as a deliberate provocation and might lead to me tinkering with microwaves in retribution! 😁

@@reps Heh heh!

When I want Chinese precision machine tools I turn to those manufactured in Taiwan. The quality of items manufactured in mainland China is hit or miss, and that goes for everything from the metal alloys used, to the dimensional accuracy of machined parts, and all the way down to simple things like connections for the wiring. Add to that the 30% import tariffs currently in effect within these United States on on a wide of range of goods from the PRC and the potential rewards don't outweigh the risks.

They avoided foam to be more environmentally friendly, plastic foam is terrible, it easily sheds particles that take hundreds of years to decay, and it can only be incinerated unless collected, sorted and then recycled. We need to limit the use of one time plastics, they really should not been seen as a standard. To make it look better they could have used a wooden box with laser cut inserts inside to hold the tool securely. Though wood also has an environmental impact in the form of land use and disturbing forests.

There was a company in the 90's that manufactured a 50,000 RPM 1/4 hp spindle that could be mounted to a machine tool via an R8 collet. I tried using one exclusively for two weeks but wasn't impressed with the results. Of course, the machine tools of the 90's could not deliver the feed rates required by high RPM spindles.

@@gaiustacitus4242 it would also only be for the small tools. like my 1mm carbide endmill with 25mm long reduced shank or my 0.5mm carbide drill where the feed of the machine i have in minde is way more then needed for those rpm's at those sizes

Those are holes for tightening the mounting screws - at 12:20 ish you can see the hangers in the back that line up with those holes. You'll also probably need to loosen them a bit if needed to adjust the tram.

Because we can learn about how the best things are made and how they are better, then we can either save up money or do a DIY project to make our own for cheap.