Brushless DC motors are common place in RC Vehicles. They are small, light, fast and can be inexpensive. [Raynerd] wanted a new spindle for his CNC machine ... The 12 volt output of a standard ...

While cheap hobby CNC mills and routers are great machines ... the Nomad team is using a brushless DC motor connected to a real spindle. With a few certain motors, this allows for closed loop ...