Shapeoko Upgrade - Quiet Cut Spindle with gShield and Relay
One of the best upgrades for the Shapeoko is to use a spindle instead of the rotary tool that many start with. The 300 Watt Quiet Cut Spindle from Inventables works great with the Shapeoko desktop CNC. It is a great upgrade for many other DIY CNC router designs as well. To make your life a little easier, we've compiled all the parts necessary for this upgrade into a single project that can be purchased here . The Quiet Cut Spindle has several features that make it perfect for this application. very quiet, compared to the rotary tool, you barely hear it running great tool holding, with a industry standard ER11-A collet included additional collets available air cooled compact and light weight affordable Hooking it up to work with the gShield (previously known as grblShield) on the Shapeoko is a pretty simple procedure that only requires a few more items, and most people should be able to perform the upgrade in a few hours. When the gShield is hooked up correctly th