I am looking at upgrading my spindle from my punny dremel tool I am currently using. This would allow me to really cut some materials and not have to baby the mill making sure the spindle doesn't choke. I am looking at a Makita rt0701c palm router as I have heard that the Makita is far less noisy than the comparable Dewalt, and a few bucks cheaper. It will also give me more power than a Chinese DC spindle, and cost less.

This upgrade will force me to rethink my gantry slightly to bear a larger load and to design a better mount for the spindle which will be the next update.