But entry-level CNC routers don’t often include a spindle tachometer ... to watch a reflector on one of the flats of the collet nut; we’d worry about the reflector surviving tool changes ...

so speed control of the spindle via Gcode is nigh impossible. They’re also usually built with a piece of plywood as the bed – cheap, but not high on repeatability. The Nomad CNC mill fixes ...

Designed for bar-fed machining applications, the MT1065EX features two spindles and two live-tool turrets, with Y-axis ...