3018 CNC Cheap Spindle Upgrade 1/4 Hp Trim Router 64MM Adapter

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I created this ghastly behemoth in an attempt to wring every last bit of sawdust possible out of the poor little 3018 CNC on as cheap of a budget at possible. As I have lofty ambitions to create (bad) CNC guitar bodies and necks, I just had to have more power than the stock spindle that came on the $150 CNC. I've added a $40 set of 1000mm linear rails so its now a 30100? 3010? Anyways this is the $43 1/4" Hp Trim Router I used. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X1H9P4R/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The "Spindle" diameter is 64mm. I used some epoxy to glue in the old lead screw from the stock spindle mount. I just used my heat gun to heat it up and used the lead screw to push it out. I also sized this mount to reuse the stock linear bearings. These designs kinda suck tbh but they are working so far. Also I spent a lot of time trying to finesse this disaster of engineering into a 100mm footprint so that people with a cheap Monoprice printer can get in on the action, but you will have to rotate each piece to fit it diagonally on the bed. Also my interference fit I planned for on the spindle turned out to be loose..... so I just wrapped electrical tape around the router and sent it. I swear I'm not lazy and will totally redesign it in Fusion 360.... SO anyways I've included the .obj for anyone brave enough to take a look under the hood and fix whatever they want. P.S. I have no idea what I'm doing in Fusion 360. I feel like a drunk caveman in there. What the hell am I doing with this poor little 3018 CNC? Well I just need to route guitar pickup pockets with it. Set Home on the center of where I want my pickup pocket, and click send. If it stays +/-1mm I'm calling it good enough.