Wasted $200 on a cheap spindle before realizing I should have just bought a real one

Bought a no-name 2.2kw spindle off Amazon 3 months back. Worked fine for like 2 weeks then started making this grinding noise. Took it apart and the bearings were already shot. Now I gotta buy a proper one from a real supplier. That $200 is just gone. Anyone else learn this lesson the hard way?

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riley_coleman27d ago

Did you check if the spindle had any kind of warranty or if Amazon would help you out? Sometimes theyre pretty good about refunds even if its been a couple months. But yeah that sucks, I went through two of those cheap spindles myself before I finally gave up and got one from a real supplier. The bearings are always the first thing to go on those things, they just use the cheapest junk they can find. Its like buying a budget router bit set and wondering why it burns your wood after five minutes.

charles_price27d agoMost Upvoted

Check the spindle taper for burrs before blaming the bearings.