I am building a new CNC mill and plan on using a Taig ER16 spindle. The stock motor on the Taig Micro-Mill is an 1/4 HP AC motor, 3400 rpm, Cont. Duty. I am concerned that this motor is too heavy for my machine. It is rather large and bulky.
My question is this: What motors pair well with this spindle?
I want to control the speed of the spindle with Mach3 eventually, but would be happy with a separate speed controller to start with.
Any advice would appreciated.
Josh