[Monochron]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

As for router spindles, anything less than 2HP is not going to give you any respectable cutting power . . . I can imagine cutting with a 1HP spindle to be akin to watching paint dry.

Just to be clear, in your opinion is "respectable cutting power" needed to make an accurate gearbox plate? Or is it just needed to make an accurate gearbox plate in a reasonable amount of time?
Our situation is such that right now we will probably only make one or two custom gearboxes in a season and are willing to spend the time. In the future we could upgrade to a big beefy spindle and improve that time.