Maslow 4 was built aroud the DewaltDWP611 series router. For countries with 240 volts it is the DewaltD26200. Maslow uses it for the spinning blade but also as the structural spine of the machine. This is nice in keeping things simple and reducing parts. Dewalt is a well established company that sells around the world and makes versions of the router for different voltage requirements. This is difficult because it locks us into using the Dewalt611.
Many people in the Maslow community have swapped out the Dewalt for a different router. The key part is that the arms rotate around the motor cylinder of the router. The Dewalt611 cylinder has a diameter of 69mm. Many other routers have different dimensions. To change the router to one with a smaller cylinder one needs to make a cylindrical spacer to change between the size of the Dewalt and the smaller router. Many people like the idea of coverting to a CNC spindle which is often quieter than a standard router and can be controlled by a computer. In either case community members have had some success 3D printing adaptors between their chosen router or spindle and the 69mm design size.
Here is a link to the forum where people are discusing this.
<https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/m4-router-mounter-be-gone-use-any-router-with-a-side-entry-cord/21202/48
This file is a place to share Routers and spindles and how they have been adapated to work with the Maslow.
ROUTER LIBRARY
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