[Raynerd] wanted a new spindle for his CNC machine and thought that a brushless DC motor would be a great platform to build from. [Raynerd] started with an off the shelf motor that had an 8mm shaft.

[Levi] whipped up his brushless DC motor design in OnShape. The motor has six coils in the stator, with the rotor carrying eight neodymium magnets. It’s an axial flux design, with the rotor’s ...