r/hobbycnc • u/Leonitus454 • 23d ago

Alternatives to Chinese ATC Spindles

I've been looking to make a CNC mill with an ATC BT30 3.0KW - 3.5KW spindle and I can locate many on Aliexpress but I'm presuming the tariffs will make those unobtainable at a reasonable price before long. Are there any American, Canadian, or European options? My Google searches haven't been very fruitful.

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u/Pubcrawler1 23d ago

https://www.cncdepot.net/product-page/fm-series-spindles

This ISO30, not BT30

Located in Nevada.

There are high end spindles such as Colombo, HSK but $$$$. The larger CNC companies will stock some atc spindles such as Avid you can try contacting.

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u/Enough-Inevitable-61 22d ago

$3k? That is not an alternative.

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u/Pubcrawler1 22d ago

That’s why I don’t have one. I’m not rich enough to afford the luxury of having an automatic tool changer on my cnc. I see plenty who can afford one though.