Avoiding the Silent Spindle Killer

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Woodworking Network Article

by Thomas Hoenig, GTI Spindle.

What if I told you that one of the leading spindle failures has nothing to do with the spindle itself or the machine? What if I could prove it’s the tooling, not the spindle?

One of today’s leading failures on woodworking machines is spindle failure caused by worn or unbalanced tools. It is not due to natural fatigue of the bearing as is typical in metal working.